| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 250473100 | Methods | 42 |
| 20080210885 | Fluorescent Ceramic and Fabrication Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a fluorescent ceramic having the general formula Gd | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090095920 | Radioactivity monitoring apparatus and method - Apparatus ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090114843 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SLOW NEUTRONS BY LYMAN ALPHA RADIATION - A method and apparatus for detecting slow neutrons by monitoring Lyman alpha radiation produced by the | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090261271 | SAMPLE OBSERVING METHOD AND MICROSCOPE - A method for observing a sample containing photochromic molecules having a quantum state of at least a first stable state S | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090289202 | Integrated Encapsulation Status Indicator - An integrated encapsulation status indicator comprising a reactive layer that provides a visible change upon exposure to oxygen and/or moisture and an optional inert layer, wherein both layers are encapsulated with an electronic device. Also disclosed are processes for detecting oxygen and/or moisture within an encapsulated optoelectronic device. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090302237 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT FIBERS, COMPOSITIONS AND FABRICS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed are photoluminescent fibers containing photoluminescent phosphorescent materials and photoluminescent fluorescent materials whose emission signature lies partly or fully in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Also disclosed are the use of the inventive fibers, fabrics made therefrom, and objects containing the fiber. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100019171 | Method and device for measuring electromagnetic Signal - A method for measuring properties of an electromagnetic signal includes following steps. An electromagnetic signal measuring device that includes a carbon nanotube structure is provided. The carbon nanotube structure has a plurality of carbon nanotubes. An electromagnetic signal is received by the carbon nanotube structure in the electromagnetic signal measuring device. The intensity of the electromagnetic signal is measured by a sound produced by the carbon nanotube structure. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100059691 | Security Inks Containing Infrared Absorbing Metal Compounds - A composition comprising an ink and an infrared-absorbing material wherein said infrared-absorbing material comprises a metal, a metal salt, a metal oxide or metal nitride is described. Also described is an article comprising a substrate having imaged thereon an infrared-absorbing material to form a security image; and a method of manufacture of such an article said method comprising image-wise applying substrate a composition comprising an infrared-absorbing material. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100090128 | COLOR INDICATOR DOSIMETER FOR MEASUREMENT OF IONIZING RADIATION - The present invention provides a color indicator dosimeter system to detect and quantify a dosage of ionizing radiation in a wide range wherein said system comprises phenolic glycoside as one of the components. The present invention also relates to a method for using dosimeter system as described hereinabove for detecting and quantifying a dosage of ionizing radiation in a wide range. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100117004 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION OF SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT - A surface acoustic wave (“SAW”) device including a SAW element, a first material, a luminescence material and a light source, and a method for signal amplification of a SAW element. The first material may be positioned on the SAW element and bound to a target material in a sample. The luminescence material may be bound to the target material. The light source may apply light to the luminescence material. The SAW device and the method for signal amplification of a SAW element using the same allow amplification of a signal of the SAW element by an electromagnetic wave generated when light is applied to the luminescence material. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100117005 | CLEANING METHOD OF RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL, AND METHOD OF READING IMAGE INFORMATION AND IMAGE INFORMATION READING APPARATUS - It is a feature that in the present invention, provided is a method of cleaning a radiation image conversion panel possessing a substrate and provided thereon, a phosphor layer, and further possessing a protective layer provided on the phosphor layer, wherein a surface of the protective layer is cleaned by moving a cleaning member, while applying a pressure of 1 mN/cm | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100127187 | Memory Unit for Producing Radiographic Images, and Method for Reading such a Memory Unit - An X-ray image memory unit includes a plurality of memory film pieces which can be moved between a recording configuration, in which they are situated one behind the other, and a scan configuration, in which they are individually accessible to reading light. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100176308 | System and Methods Using Quantum Dots as General Dosimeters - The invention is the novel use of Quantum Dots (QDs) for radiation dosimetry and includes novel dosimetry devices, systems and methods. The devices, systems and methods have use in a variety of dosimetry applications such as personal, environmental and research. The system for detecting doses of ionizing radiation comprises; a matrix comprising a photoluminescent semiconductor nanocrystals; an illumination interface for exposing the matrix to non-ionizing radiation; a response characterization interface for measuring photoluminescence, scatter or the optical density of the matrix and identifying differences in the photoluminescence, scatter or optical density caused by exposure to ionizing radiation; and a readout interface to quantify the photoluminescence or optical density differences as doses of radiation. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100258744 | Flare Evaluation Methods - A flare evaluation method includes: extracting DC flare reference data using a preliminary measurement pattern mask and a dummy mask having an open region in which a preliminary measurement pattern is formed; providing a plurality of flare gauge sets including an opaque pad, a measurement pattern, and a flare pattern, the measure pattern being disposed at an inside of the opaque pad to measure strength of a flare, the flare pattern being disposed at an outside of the opaque pad to generate the flare; and detecting a change of a photo resist measurement pattern caused by the flare pattern and the measurement pattern for each of the flare gauge sets, wherein an outer radius of the flare pattern increases by a predetermined amount depending on the flare gauge set. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110155928 | INTEGRATIVE AND REAL-TIME RADIATION MEASUREMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of determining the radiation type and energy distribution of a radiation source that outputs radiation. The method including providing a plurality of detector materials and exposing the plurality of detector materials to the radiation. Each of the plurality of detector materials stores a signal in response to being exposed to the radiation. The signals are representative of the radiation. The plurality of detector materials is stimulated to output the signals as measured signals. These measured signals are used to determine the radiation type and energy distribution of the radiation. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110174990 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DIRECTIONALITY OF RADIATION - A method of determining directionality of radiation is disclosed which comprises dividing the tensioned metastable fluid liquid volume adjacent to a radioactive source into a plurality of sectors, determining the opposing sector ratio of the respective sector and determining the direction of the radiation based on the opposing sector ratios of the plurality of sectors. The method further comprising determining directionality of incoming radiation from the tension pressure assisted elongation of bubble shapes pointing towards direction of radiation particles that interacted with nuclei of tensioned metastable fluid detector system. A device capable of carrying out these methods is also disclosed. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110253906 | PHOTON DETECTOR IN THE MICROWAVE RANGE AND DETECTION METHOD - Design of a photon detection and counting device based on a unidimensional waveguide ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120043480 | UV-DOSE INDICATOR FILMS - The present application provides a uv dose indicator film and ink showing a color change depending on the absorbed radiation-dose, comprising (a) a selected acid responsive colorant; (b) a sulfonyloxime ester compound or a —N—O-sulfonyl compound as photolatent acid and (c) a UV-absorber. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120061591 | PORTABLE DOSIMETER - Described is a portable dosimeter that includes a piece of optically stimulated luminescence material (OSLM) mounted in a dosimeter mount that is rotatably mounted in a cylindrical recess of a dosimeter housing. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120068084 | RADIATION DOSIMETERS FOR QUANTIFYING THE DOSE OF RADIATION APPLIED DURING RADIATION THERAPY - Radiation dosimeters containing thin KCl:Eu | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120112099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF RADIATION IN CONTAMINATED ROOMS - Devices and methods for the characterization of areas of radiation in contaminated rooms are provided. One such device is a collimator with a collimator shield for reducing noise when measuring radiation. The determination system uses a radiation detector comprising a plurality of overlapping layers of radiation sensitive film interspersed with adjacent layers of an attenuator material. The resulting sandwich of the stacked film layers and attenuator layers provides a useful detector. The detector can be used within a radiation detector apparatus having a collimator to enable a 360 degree field of view of radiation sources within a room or enclosed environment. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120181453 | PERSONAL AND AREA SELF-INDICATING INSTANT RADIATION ALERT DOSIMETER - Described is a self-indicating instant radiation dosimeter ( | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120217419 | CORE-SHELL NANOPHOSPHORS FOR RADIATION STORAGE AND METHODS - This invention relates to a method for producing a core-shell nanophosphor for use in radiation storage comprising: a) preparing a nanoscale metal halide core; b) coating the nanoscale metal halide core with at least one shell which is activated by a rare earth metal; and c) forming a core-shell nanophosphor. This invention also relates to a core-shell nanophosphor comprising a substrate core and at least one shell that is sensitive to ionizing radiation, neutrons, electrons or UV radiation. This invention also relates to a radiation image storage panel, a radiation monitoring apparatus and a use of the core-shell nanophosphor according to this invention. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120248338 | DETECTOR FOR A UV FALSE POSITIVE RADIATION SENSITIVE DEVICES - Disclosed is a detector for monitoring a UV false positive from genuine X-ray positive of color developing radiation sensitive devices. A layer which can be scratched off and is opaque to undesired radiation but transparent to X-ray is printed on the sensor. If the sensor displays a signal (i.e., develops color), whether it is genuine or false positive can be confirmed by scratching off the opaque layer. If the signal is a genuine positive, the whole sensor will be uniformly exposed/colored including the area under the opaque layer. If it is a false positive, the area under the scratched off layer will be of lighter color than the rest of the sensor. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120261592 | CLEAR OVERCOAT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING AND DETECTING THE SAME - Present embodiments generally relate to a novel clear or colorless overcoat composition that may be used for overcoating, for example, ink based images and xerographic images. The overcoat composition, which may be used as a base for a clear solid ink, comprises one or more ultraviolet (UV) absorbing additives. Also included in the present embodiments is a method for using and detecting the overcoat composition in connection with a substrate, for example, a substrate that includes printed images thereon. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130015371 | THERMOLUMINESCENT COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY READER AND METHOD FOR USING SAMEAANM Bueno; CliffordAACI Clifton ParkAAST NYAACO USAAGP Bueno; Clifford Clifton Park NY USAANM Venugopal; ManoharanAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Venugopal; Manoharan Bangalore INAANM Shaw; Jeffrey JonAACI Ballston LakeAAST NYAACO USAAGP Shaw; Jeffrey Jon Ballston Lake NY USAANM Osterlitz; Mark JohnAACI SchenectadyAAST NYAACO USAAGP Osterlitz; Mark John Schenectady NY US - A computed radiography reading system and method. The system includes an exposed computed radiography plate, a two-dimensional pixelized array, and a heating element. The heating element conducts heat to the computed radiography plate and the computed radiography plate releases entrained light signals to the two-dimensional pixelized array in response to the conducted heat. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130020508 | INTEGRATIVE AND REAL-TIME RADIATION MEASUREMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of determining the radiation type and energy distribution of a radiation source that outputs radiation. The method including providing a plurality of detector materials and exposing the plurality of detector materials to the radiation. Each of the plurality of detector materials stores a signal in response to being exposed to the radiation. The signals are representative of the radiation. The plurality of detector materials is stimulated to output the signals as measured signals. These measured signals are used to determine the radiation type and energy distribution of the radiation. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130075628 | LUTETIUM OXIDE-BASED TRANSPARENT CERAMIC SCINTILLATORS - In one embodiment, a transparent ceramic of sintered nanoparticles includes gadolinium lutetium oxide doped with europium having a chemical composition (Lu | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130153790 | ACOUSTIC METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING TERAHERTZ RADIATION - Methods and systems for detecting radiation for example, terahertz radiation, with the aid of acoustic signal generation and detection include: directing an optical beam into a volume of gas; ionizing at least a portion of the volume of gas with the optical beam to produce a plasma; and detecting an acoustic signal produced from an interaction of a radiation wave with the plasma. The methods and systems are particularly adapted for remote detection of chemicals, biological substances, and explosives, among others. The capability of the methods and systems can be enhanced by employing multi-color laser excitation to produce the plasma and varying the time delay between the multi-color pulses. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130168575 | METHOD FOR MEASURING TRITIUM OR OTHER RADIATION FOR DISMANTLING - The invention relates to a kit for detecting β-radiation on a solid surface in a manner that is not destructive to the solid surface, said kit including at least two films that are sensitive to at least two different types of radiation, including the β-type. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130221241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESETTING PHOTOCONDUCTIVE X-RAY IMAGING DETECTORS - Systems and methods of resetting a blocking-type photoconductive imaging detector are provided. In one embodiment, after having obtained an image, the imaging detector may be reset by applying a reversed bias potential difference and illuminating the imaging radiation detector with photoexcitation radiation. The photoexcitation radiation has a wavelength selected to excite mobile charges within the photoconductive layer and a spatial intensity profile related to the measured image for neutralizing the trapped charges in a spatially compensated manner. In another embodiment, a photoionizing beam is directed onto an x-ray light valve having a liquid crystal layer in contact with a photoconductive layer. The beam passes through an optically transmissive surface of the x-ray light valve and photoionizes a species within the liquid crystal layer, generating mobile charged entities that at least partially neutralize charges trapped at the interface, improving the performance of the x-ray light valve when performing subsequent x-ray imaging. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130299720 | Halide-based scintillator nanomaterial - A heterogeneous scintillator material is provided comprising core/shell nanoparticles having a highly hygroscopic or deliquescent halide-based core activated with trivalent Ln | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130306881 | SENSITIVE CHARGE FOR PASSIVE DOSIMETRY, DOSIMETER COMPRISING SUCH A SENSITIVE CHARGE AND SYSTEM FOR READING BY ILLUMINATION FOR SUCH A SENSITIVE CHARGE - Sensitive charge for passive dosimeter includes a plurality of flexible photostimulable screens designed to be stacked inside a dosimeter casing and each having a radiosensitive layer of radiophotoluminescent material which can therefore be read differentially by illumination. The screens being integral with a foldable support having two configurations, namely a folded detection configuration, in which the screens are stacked on one another, and an unfolded reading configuration, in which the screens are arranged alongside one another on the same face of the support. Intercalated sheets with reinforcing/absorbing effect can also be fixed to the support, alternating with the screens, the screens being separated from the adjacent screens by two folds and the sheets are separated from the adjacent sheets by two folds. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140110601 | FILM DOSIMETER AND METHOD OF DETERMINING RADIATION DOSE USING THEREOF - A film dosimeter is disclosed in the present invention and doped with a sensitizer for determining a neutron and gamma-ray mixed radiation field. The sensitizer comprises quantitative lithium atoms with a different atom percentage of lithium-6 and lithium-7. Theoretically, the atom percentage of the lithium-6 in the lithium atoms is ranged from 0.1 to 99. On the other hand, a method of determining radiation doses of a neutron and gamma-ray mixed radiation field by using the abovementioned film dosimeter is also disclosed in the present invention. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140312249 | COLORIMETRIC RADIATION DOSIMETRY BASED ON FUNCTIONAL POLYMER AND NANOPARTICLE HYBRID - A method for colorimetric radiation dosimetry includes subjecting an aggregate including a polymeric matrix having uniformly dispersed nanoparticles therein to radiation. The aggregate is soaked in a solution selected to dissolve decomposed pieces of the polymeric matrix to release into the solution nanoparticles from the decomposed pieces. Color of the solution is compared to a reference to determine a dose of radiation based on number of liberated nanoparticles. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140361195 | DETECTION OF CONTAMINATED AREAS - The present invention describes a method for the detection of contamination on a surface before performing a coating of the surface, said method comprising bringing a marker into contact with the surface, wherein the marker has the ability of accumulating at a contaminated area on the surface, and detecting the marker on the surface, wherein the marker is non-polar or amphiphilic. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150083934 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SAFE TANNING TIME - The invention relates to a container for sunscreen agent in which the sunscreen agent has a specific predetermined sun-protection factor, comprising a sealing device ( | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150355020 | ULTRAVIOLET-SENSITIVE SHEET, ULTRAVIOLET-SENSING KIT, AND METHOD FOR SENSING ULTRAVIOLET - Provided an ultraviolet-sensing sheet that facilitates measurement of ultraviolet irradiance over a wide area, that is suitable in ultraviolet irradiance in a range from 1 to 1,000 mJ/cm | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150355021 | ULTRAVIOLET-SENSITIVE SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRAVIOLET-SENSING SHEET, AND METHOD FOR SENSING ULTRAVIOLET - Provided an ultraviolet-sensing sheet that facilitates measurement of ultraviolet irradiance over a wide area, that is suitable in ultraviolet irradiance in a range from 1 to 1,000 mJ/cm | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160002525 | USE OF FLUORESCENT POLYMERS IN MARKING COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC DETERMINATION OF CLEANING PERFORMANCE - The present invention generally relates to fluorescent marking compositions and their use to determine whether a surface has been cleaned. More particularly, the marking compositions comprise fluorescent polymers. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160122635 | CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLE AND METHOD OF GENERATING AN OPTICAL SIGNAL USING THE SAME - A core-shell nanoparticle is provided. The core-shell nanoparticle has a core comprising a metal fluoride doped with a first sensitizer and a shell surrounding the core, wherein the shell comprises a first layer comprising the metal fluoride doped with a second sensitizer and a first activator, and a second layer comprising the metal fluoride doped with a third sensitizer and a second activator, wherein the first activator and the second activator are different, and each is independently selected from the group consisting of Tm | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160178766 | BORON CONTAINING ORGANIC/HYBRID SCINTILLATION MATERIALS FOR GAMMA AND NEUTRON DETECTION | 06-23-2016 |
