Patents by Inventor Thomas Gill Miller

Thomas Gill Miller 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).

  • Patent number: 5880469
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for discriminating against neutrons coming from directions other than a preferred direction and discriminating against gamma rays. Two photomultiplier (PM) tubes 9,10 are parallel to each other and are attached to one end of a light pipe 12. A neutron scintillator 13 is attached to the other end of the light pipe. The scintillator 13 is comprised of optical fibers arranged contiguously along a first direction, which is perpendicular to a length dimension of the optical fibers, and which optical fibers alternate between optical fibers which emit photons only in the lower portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and optical fibers which emit photons only in the higher portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Typically, the optical fibers are about 100-250 microns. Filters 7,8 are between the PM tubes and the light pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas Gill Miller