Patents by Inventor Steven E. Skutnik

Steven E. Skutnik 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).

  • System and method for detecting and positioning a radioactive source
    Patent number: 9158012
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for the detection and positioning of a radioactive source. In an exemplary embodiment, a detector array is placed in a four-quadrant formation to allow for self-shielding of the individual detectors from the radiation emitted by a radiation source. A further embodiment utilizes a fuzzy logic system and method to analyze the gross count response of each individual detector with respect to the other three to thereby determine a generalized location and direction of a radioactive source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Willis, Steven E. Skutnik, Howard L. Hall
  • System and Method for Detecting and Positioning A Radioactive Source
    Publication number: 20140361190
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for the detection and positioning of a radioactive source. In an exemplary embodiment, a detector array is placed in a four-quadrant formation to allow for self-shielding of the individual detectors from the radiation emitted by a radiation source. A further embodiment utilizes a fuzzy logic system and method to analyze the gross count response of each individual detector with respect to the other three to thereby determine a generalized location and direction of a radioactive source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Willis, Steven E. Skutnik, Howard L. Hall