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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177998 | Lithium-loaded liquid scintillators The invention is directed to a liquid scintillating composition containing (i) one or more non-polar organic solvents; (ii) (lithium-6)-containing nanoparticles having a size of up to 10 nm and surface-capped by hydrophobic molecules; and (iii) one or more fluoropho... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7857993 | Composite scintillators for detection of ionizing radiation Applicant's present invention is a composite scintillator having enhanced transparency for detecting ionizing radiation comprising a material having optical transparency wherein said material comprises nano-sized objects having a size in at least one dimension that ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7560046 | Scintillator material and radiation detectors containing same A sintered, annealed scintillator composition, which, prior to annealing, has a formula of A3B2C3O12, where A is at least one member of the group consisting of Tb, Ce, and Lu, or combinations thereof, B is an octahedral si... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7372041 | Neutron detectors and related methods The present invention relates generally to neutron detecting scintillators and related methods and devices. A neutron detecting scintillator includes a plurality of microcapillary tubes loaded with a scintillator composition comprising a plastic scintillator and a n... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7310405 | High-Z cast reflector compositions and method of manufacture A scintillator pack comprises an array of scintillator pixels and an x-ray absorbing layer disposed in inter-scintillator regions between the scintillator pixels. The x-ray absorbing layer acts to absorb x-rays and protect underlying regions of the inter-scintillato... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294286 | Cocktail composition for liquid scintillation measurements A cocktail composition for liquid scintillation measurements, formed by a solution of a) two solvents, one aromatic and the other one polar, b) one additive enhancing the luminous efficiency, c) two scintillators, one primary and the other one secondary, d) one extr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7189975 | Wire-free, dual-mode calibration instrument for high energy therapeutic radiation An instrument for checking quality of therapeutic x-ray and electron radiation provides modes optimized for both electrons and for photons obtained by physically flipping the unit to interpose the necessary build-up material between the radiation beam and contained ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7126148 | Neutron detection based on boron activated liquid scintillation A system for detecting neutron radiation. A liquid cocktail mixture comprised of a neutron absorber and a scintillator is housed in a Teflon® tube having a mirror at one end of the tube and a windowed portal at the other end of the tube. Neutrons that penetrate the... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105832 | Composite solid-state scintillators for neutron detection Applicant's present invention is a composite scintillator for neutron detection comprising a matrix material fabricated from an inorganic sol-gel precursor solution homogeneously doped with a liquid scintillating material and a neutron absorbing material. The neutro... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7095029 | Scintillators for neutron detection and neutron detectors using the same A neutron detecting scintillator that has a very short decay time, that can capture neutrons in high efficiency and that is composed of light elements comprises the Li2B4O7 single crystal or the 6Li and 11B or | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077982 | Molecular electric wire, molecular electric wire circuit using the same and process for producing the molecular electric wire circuit A molecular electric wire that is formed of an environmentally benign ecological material and enables a microscopic wiring, a molecular electric wire circuit using the molecular electric wire, and the like are provided. The molecular electric wire comprises a rod-sh... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036915 | Composition for forming piezoelectric film, producing method for piezoelectric film, piezoelectric element and ink jet recording head A composition for forming a piezoelectric film containing a dispersoid obtained from a metallic compound includes at least one of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene, 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene, and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026490 | Amorphous organic 1,3,2-dioxaborine luminophores, method for the production and use thereof The invention relates to luminophores having semiconducting properties and to the production and use thereof in organic luminous diodes (OLEDS) and organic solar cells. The novel materials are easy to prepare and exhibit excellent current density and efficiency when... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6995374 | Single crystal scintillators A single crystal scintillator with perovskite structure is described. The crystal is formed by crystallisation from the liquid and has the composition CexLu(1-x-z)AzAl(1-y)ByO3 whe... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6927398 | Two-dimensional radiation and neutron image detectors A 6Li doped glass scintillator sheet with grooves cut at given spacings in horizontal and vertical directions. Bundles of wavelength shifting fibers placed in the vertical grooves and fluorescence reflector buried in the horizontal grooves make a group of... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911251 | Composite scintillator material and method of manufacture An optically nonisotropic composite material. The composite material includes two materials, a transparent bulk optical material and radiation absorbing or reflecting fibers embedded within the bulk material. The fibers are substantially parallel to one another and ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6884994 | High temperature scintillator The present invention provides scintillation material having good stability at continuous operating temperatures of at least 175° C. The scintillation material includes a cross linked copolymer with improved aromatic character that form a host plastic having proper... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6855270 | Nanoscintillation systems for aqueous-based liquid scintillation counting The present invention relates to the use of nanoscintillation systems, or nanoparticles containing fluor molecules, that can be used to detect an electron-emitting or alpha-particle-emitting radioisotope in the absence of organic-solvents commonly used in organic-ba... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6630307 | Method of detecting an analyte in a sample using semiconductor nanocrystals as a detectable label The use of semiconductor nanocrystals as detectable labels in various chemical and biological applications is disclosed. The methods find use for detecting a single analyte, as well as multiple analytes by using more than one semiconductor nanocrystal as ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6608228 | Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials for generation of reactive species Disclosed are highly efficient multiphoton absorbing compounds and methods of their use. The compounds generally include a bridge of pi-conjugated bonds connecting electron donating groups or electron accepting groups. The bridge may be substituted with a... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6585913 | Scintillator compositions of alkali and rare-earth tungstates Scintillator compositions useful for the detection of high-energy radiation, such as X, ଲ, or γ radiation, contain alkali and rare earth pyrotungstates. In particular, the pyrotungstate is a double tungstate containing an oxide of an alkali metal s... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6544442 | Method of loading organic materials with group III plus lanthanide and actinide elements Disclosed is a composition of matter comprising a tributyl phosphate complex of a group 3, lanthanide, actinide, or group 13 salt in an organic carrier and a method of making the complex. These materials are suitable for use in solid or liquid organic sci... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6508957 | Fluorescent maleimides and uses thereof The present invention relates to methods for using a maleimide of formula (I) ##STR1## with the proviso that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously stand for phenyl or a maleimide of formula Ia ##STR2## as UV fluorescent material for v... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6471888 | Dual neutron flux/temperature measurement sensor Simultaneous measurement of neutron flux and temperature is provided by a single sensor which includes a phosphor mixture having two principal constituents. The first constituent is a neutron sensitive Li6 F and the second is a rare-earth activ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6461538 | Production process for indolizine compounds and their use in organic light-emitting devices An organic light-emitting device material is described, comprising at least one compound represented by formula (I) or a precursor thereof: ##STR1## wherein R1 to R7 each independently represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyan... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6403068 | Reflective cream for pedestrians A brightly colored composition that me be quickly applied to a person's skin to increase their visibility while exercising or travelling by foot, bicycle, or the like. The composition includes a base carrier medium such as a lotion, cream, gel or the like... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6326494 | 1,7-Diaroxy- or 1,7-arylthio-substituted perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acids, their dianhydrides and diimides A 1,7-disubstituted perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide of the general formula VI: ##STR1## Compositions or products comprising the compound of formula VI. Compositions comprising 1,7-diaroxy- or 1,7-diarylthio-substituted perylene-3,4,9,10-tet... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6278832 | Scintillating substance and scintillating wave-guide element The invention is related to nuclear physics, medicine and oil industry, namely to the measurement of x-ray, gamma and alpha radiation; control for trans uranium nuclides in the habitat of a man; non destructive control for the structure of heavy bodies; t... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6267913 | Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials and methods of use Compositions capable of simultaneous two-photon absorption and higher order absorptivities are disclosed. Many of these compositions are compounds satisfying the formulae D-.PI.-D, A-.PI.-A, D-A-D and A-D-A, wherein D is an electron donor group, A is an e... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6207392 | Semiconductor nanocrystal probes for biological applications and process for making and using such probes A semiconductor nanocrystal compound is described which is capable of linking to one or more affinity molecules. The compound comprises (1) one or more semiconductor nanocrystals capable of, in response to exposure to a first energy, providing a second en... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6125095 | Luminescent recording layer holding a plurality of positive or negative charges This invention is characterized in that information is recorded by injecting electric charge into a charge holding region made from a donor or acceptor, and the recorded information is reproduced by using changes in luminescence characteristics of the lum... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6124046 | Organic electroluminescent polymer for light emitting diode An organic electroluminescent (EL) polymer for a light emitting diode in accordance with the present invention is PDPCVz which is prepared by combining a dialkyl substituted phenylene moiety and a carbazole moiety. Another organic EL polymer is PPOPPD whi... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6063181 | 1,7-disubstituted perylene-3,4,9, 10-tetracarboxylic acids, their dianhydrides and diimides of said acids 1,7-Disubstituted perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydrides I and perylere-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acids Ia ##STR1## where L1, L2 independently of one another are 1,2-ethylene, 1,2-ethenylene and 1,2-ethynylene, and R... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5990479 | Organo Luminescent semiconductor nanocrystal probes for biological applications and process for making and using such probes A luminescent semiconductor nanocrystal compound is described which is capable of linking to an affinity molecule. The compound comprises (1) a semiconductor nanocrystal capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation (luminescing) in a narrow wavelength ba... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5968425 | Methods for the continuous production of plastic scintillator materials Methods for producing plastic scintillating material employing either two major steps (tumble-mix) or a single major step (inline-coloring or inline-doping). Using the two step method, the polymer pellets are mixed with silicone oil, and the mixture is th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5876630 | Scintillation material on the base of cesium iodide and method for its preparation A cesium iodide based scintillation material is obtained exhibiting a low afterglow and high radiation hardness; its preparation method is developed, too. The cesium iodide based scintillation material doped by thallium iodide contains an additional admix... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5755999 | Blue luminescent materials for organic electroluminescent devices A luminescent material including a compound of the formula: ##STR1## where: n is an integer of 2 or 3; M is a divalent metal or a trivalent metal; G is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, both the ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5658494 | Fluorescent compounds Novel compounds obtainable by reacting together an imido-reagent such as diphenylphosphonimido-triphenylphosphorane), or a phosphine oxide such as p-tolyldiphenylphosphine oxide, with a chelate of a transition or lanthanide or actinide metal, such as tris... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5645948 | Blue organic electroluminescent devices An organic EL device, comprising an anode and a cathode, and at least one organic luminescent medium containing a compound of benzazoles of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is an integer of from 3 to 8; Z is O, NR or S; and R and R' are individually ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5606638 | Organic scintillator systems and optical fibers containing polycyclic aromatic compounds A class of polycyclic aromatic compounds containing at least two fused rings, is used to produce very bright liquid or plastic scintillators. When a member of this class, such as pyrene, is added at high concentration to a liquid or polymeric organic solv... | 02/25/1997 |
