Patents by Inventor Simon H. Connell

Simon H. Connell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for high speed detection of diamonds
    Patent number: 12072306
    Abstract: THIS INVENTION relates to a method of or system for detecting presence of diamond in an object. The method comprises receiving classification data associated with photons emitted from object as a result of positron annihilation due to irradiation of the object with photons of a predetermined energy at which giant dipole resonance (GDR) occurs due to a nuclear reaction between the photons and carbon. The method then comprises the step of determining whether or not the object is potentially a diamond or diamondiferous by processing the received classification data with a trained machine-based learning classifier. The system typically implements the method described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: University of Johannesburg
    Inventors: Simon H. Connell, Martin N. Cook, Richard C. Andrew
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH SPEED DETECTION OF DIAMONDS
    Publication number: 20210293729
    Abstract: THIS INVENTION relates to a method of or system for detecting presence of diamond in an object. The method comprises receiving classification data associated with photons emitted from object as a result of positron annihilation due to irradiation of the object with photons of a predetermined energy at which giant dipole resonance (GDR) occurs due to a nuclear reaction between the photons and carbon. The method then comprises the step of determining whether or not the object is potentially a diamond or diamondiferous by processing the received classification data with a trained machine-based learning classifier. The system typically implements the method described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Simon H. Connell, Martin N. Cook, Richard C. Andrew