Patents by Inventor Wade Scates

Wade Scates 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).

  • Differential neutron spectrum generator and related methods and systems
    Patent number: 11079504
    Abstract: A neutron spectrum generator is disclosed herein including a neutron source, a scatterer positioned in a direct path between the neutron source and a neutron detector, and a material shell configured to have at least one non-uniform characteristic selected from the group consisting of a material, a thickness, a length, an angle, a layer, and combinations thereof to generate a specific spectrum at the neutron detector that is different than the spectrum of the neutron source. A related method includes measuring a first response generated by a first material shell of a neutron spectrum generator interacting with a neutron source, replacing the first material shell with a second material shell, measuring a second response generated by a second material shell of a neutron spectrum generator interacting with the neutron source, and determining a total fission response by determining a difference between the first response and the second response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Wade Scates
  • DIFFERENTIAL NEUTRON SPECTRUM GENERATOR AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180329091
    Abstract: A neutron spectrum generator is disclosed herein including a neutron source, a scatterer positioned in a direct path between the neutron source and a neutron detector, and a material shell configured to have at least one non-uniform characteristic selected from the group consisting of a material, a thickness, a length, an angle, a layer, and combinations thereof to generate a specific spectrum at the neutron detector that is different than the spectrum of the neutron source. A related method includes measuring a first response generated by a first material shell of a neutron spectrum generator interacting with a neutron source, replacing the first material shell with a second material shell, measuring a second response generated by a second material shell of a neutron spectrum generator interacting with the neutron source, and determining a total fission response by determining a difference between the first response and the second response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Wade Scates