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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188431 | Integration of vacuum microelectronic device with integrated circuit A device includes an integrated circuit (IC) and at least one ultra-small resonant structure formed on said IC. At least the ultra-small resonant structure portion of the device is vacuum packaged. The ultra-small resonant structure portion of the device may be grou... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8153973 | Method for analyzing, labeling and certifying low radiocarbon food products Methods, particularly computer-implemented methods, are provided for analyzing, labeling, reporting, and certifying the radiocarbon abundance levels of low radiocarbon food products, including relevant chemical components of final products as well as components of l... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143575 | Detection of high Z materials using reference database A method and system for high Z substance revealing using muon detection technique is presented. Natural muon coordinate and incidence angle are measured above and below the interrogated volume. The muon deviations after passing through the interrogated volume are co... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143576 | Radiant energy imager using null switching In some aspects, the present invention embodies both the method and apparatus for converting a pattern of irradiation to a visible image. An embodiment of the present invention provides an array of micro-electro-mechanical sensors with each sensor includes a deflect... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129681 | Beta energy extractor The present disclosure is directed to an energy extraction device that employs a radioactive isotope, such as 90Sr, as a charged particle source. The decaying radioactive isotope emits energetic charged particles, such as beta particles, into a magnetic f... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110802 | Photodetecting device including base with positioning portion In a photodetecting device 3, positional alignment marks 18A, 18B to serve as positional references of a photodetecting element 11 are formed at the front surface side of the photodetecting element 11. Moreover, a pin base 13 | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106359 | Radiation imaging apparatus A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detector that captures an image of a subject by detecting radiation transmitted through the subject and converting the radiation into an image signal; an electrical component processes the image signal; an interior ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101913 | Method of making large area conformable shape structures for detector/sensor applications using glass drawing technique and postprocessing A method of making a large area conformable shape structure comprises drawing a plurality of tubes to form a plurality of drawn tubes, and cutting the plurality of drawn tubes into cut drawn tubes of a predetermined shape. The cut drawn tubes have a first end and a ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8067737 | Photonic detector, imaging system and method employing plasmonic resonance absorption A photonic detector, a photonic imaging system and a method of photonic detection employ plasmonic resonant absorption to detect an incident electromagnetic signal. The photonic detector and imaging system include a micro/nanoshell (MNS) structure that supports a su... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8067736 | Electromagnetic radiation detector with nanowire thermometer and method for producing same The electromagnetic radiation detector comprises at least one membrane suspended above a substrate by at least one nanowire. The nanowire forms a thermoelement comprising an electrically conducting core and external layer, respectively doped of different types and i... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8053727 | Radiation conversion device and radiation image capturing system using the same A radiation conversion device is driven by an on-board battery, detects radiation that has passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into image information. A charging cradle to which the radiation conversion device is connected carries out a charging pro... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049171 | Variable aperture sensor A sensor device of the type for sensing incident radiation by charge generation, has a substrate within which charge may be generated by incident radiation. A plurality of electrodes are arranged to cover an image area of the substrate and are selectively connectabl... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8008623 | Method for linearizing an energy spectrum of radiation detectors A method for linearizing a radiation detector is provided, the method including measuring a pulse height spectrum of a predetermined radiation source, identifying at least one spectrum template for the predetermined radiation source, and determining a linearization ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003943 | Dynamic emergency radiation monitor A dynamic radiation monitor having a detector coupled to a computer to determine at any given location, the amount of time a person has before a pre-selected maximum permissible radiation exposure is received. The device dynamically calculates and outputs the user's... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7960698 | Reflective collection-type light receiving unit and light receiving apparatus for spatial light communications The reflective collection-type light receiving unit of the present invention is a reflective collection-type light receiving unit having a light receiving element which receives spatial light on which an information signal is superimposed after being reflected and c... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7947954 | Apparatus and methods for use in flash detection The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7928385 | Radiation machine A radiation machine includes a sensor configured to convert radiation into an electric signal; an electronic component configured to process the electric signal output from the sensor; and a protector configured to protect at least a part of the electronic component... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923687 | Radiation image capturing system, controller, program, and radiation image capturing method A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for acquiring radiation image information of a subject by controlling a radiation source according to predetermined image capturing conditions, an image capturing order supply apparatus for sup... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7893403 | Radiation image capturing apparatus The invention relates to a radiation image capturing apparatus that includes a signal reading circuit for reading an image signal from a sensor substrate. The signal reading circuit includes a charge detecting circuit and a temperature sensor for detecting the tempe... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888645 | Passive millimeter wave spectrometer for remote detection of chemical plumes Systems and methods for the passive measurement of spectral lines from the absorption or emission by polar molecules. The system includes mmW front-end assembly, back-end electronics, and data acquisition hardware and software was assembled. The method relates to me... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7863566 | Medical x-ray detection device including an active optical signal emitter A medical x-ray detection device includes an x-ray detector operable to detect the presence of x-ray radiation in a medical environment, and a signal emitter operatively coupled to said x-ray detector. The signal emitter includes at least one active light-emitting s... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7863567 | Multimodal radiation imager According to one embodiment, generating image data includes receiving coded aperture imaging sensor data collected according to coded aperture imaging and receiving Compton imaging sensor data collected according to Compton imaging. The coded aperture imaging sensor... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858938 | System for deployment of a millimeter wave concealed object detection system using an outdoor passively illuminated structure A system for deployment of a millimeter wave concealed object detection system using an outdoor passively illuminated structure is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the structure includes at least one sidewall with at least one louvered panel within the sidewal... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855365 | Method and apparatus for detecting x-rays having improved noise discrimination A method and apparatus, such as a spectrometer, are provided for facilitating the detection of an gamma signal in a manner that effectively discriminates the gamma signal from noise. A spectrometer may be provided which includes an gamma converter for converting gam... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7825380 | Tunable photonic crystal An infrared emitter, which utilizes a photonic crystal (PC) structure to produce electromagnetic emissions with a narrow hand of wavelengths, includes a semiconductor material layer, a dielectric material layer overlaying the semiconductor material layer, and a meta... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7807967 | Absorber with hole for metallic magnetic cryogenic detector and aligning method thereof Disclosed herein is an absorber with a hole for a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector and an aligning method. More specifically, the present invention is to provide an absorber with a small hole as an aligning mark for a temperature sensor used in a metallic magnet... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7800065 | Methods and apparatus for conducting heat from an electronic assembly while providing shock protection An apparatus is provided that includes an electronic assembly having a panel and a circuit board, a casing surrounding the electronic assembly and at least one isolated member coupled to the casing. The apparatus further includes a shock absorbing material flexibly ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795582 | System and method of monitoring with temperature stabilization A system and method of monitoring with temperature stabilization. The system can include a housing operably connected to a fiber optic cable that provides a light wave thereto, a relay optic for receiving the light wave and being positioned in the housing, a radiati... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786439 | Detector apparatus A detector apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the detector apparatus includes i) a radiation detector configured to generate an analog signal representative of radiation incident upon the radiation detector and ii) an analog-to-digital converter configured t... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7750299 | Active biometric spectroscopy Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, systems and/or devices for active biometric spectroscopy are disclosed. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7732769 | Apparatus and methods for use in flash detection The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7728295 | Method and apparatus for detecting surface and subsurface properties of materials A method and apparatus for remotely monitoring properties of gases and plasmas, and surface and sub-surface properties of materials, is disclosed. A laser beam is focused at a desired region within a gas, plasma, or material (e.g., solid or liquid) to be analyzed, g... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7718963 | Passive solid state ionizing radiation sensor A radiation sensor and a method for making the radiation sensor are described. An ionizing radiation sensitive area is formed in a radiation insensitive or hardened die. When the sensitive area is impacted by ionizing radiation, properties of the sensitive area chan... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7692147 | Real-time, continuous-wave terahertz imaging using a microbolometer focal-plane array The present invention generally provides a terahertz (THz) imaging system that includes a source for generating radiation (e.g., a quantum cascade laser) having one or more frequencies in a range of about 0.1 THz to about 10 THz, and a two-dimensional detector array... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7683322 | Systems, methods and apparatus for non-volatile storage of healthcare image data Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a non-volatile storage medium is or can be operably coupled to a medical image acquisition device to reduce the risk of loss of medical image data. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7667199 | System and method for ascribing times to events in a medical imaging system A timing circuit for implementation in a medical imaging system such as a PET scanner, and a method of ascribing times to events in such systems, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the timing circuit includes an n-phase clock having n frequencies of operation, wherein... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663105 | Apparatus and method for image reconstruction for a synthetic aperture gamma ray imager An imaging system includes a platform having mounted thereon a coded-aperture imaging device and positioned to receive radiation over a baseline. The imaging system includes a computer configured to acquire a plurality of far-field datasets over the baseline, the pl... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7629579 | Electronic system to manage external radiation effects A system may include determination of a value of a radiation-related parameter, and changing of an operational parameter of a circuit based on the determined value. The radiation-related parameter may comprise an altitude of the circuit and/or a radiation level. In ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7629580 | Dynamic emergency radiation monitor A dynamic radiation monitor having a detector coupled to a computer to determine at any given location, the amount of time a person has before a pre-selected maximum permissible radiation exposure is received. The device dynamically calculates and outputs the user's... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7612338 | Real time system for monitoring containers from a quayside crane In a real time container monitoring system, a data collection computer is in communication with the control computer of a container crane. The electrical signal from each of the radiation detection units carried by the spreader of the container crane is applied to t... | 11/03/2009 |
