| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| H1522 |
Laser-modulated aerosol infrared decoy |
April 2, 1996 |
| A system for protecting ships from attack by an infrared-seeking missile is provided which comprises decoying the missile by deploying an aerosol. In one embodiment, the aerosol merely scatters a modulated light beam. Another embodiment deploys particles that can undergo an exothermic |
| 7554090 |
Apparatus and process for dose-guided radiotherapy |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method and an apparatus for dose-guided radiotherapy for a patient (P) having an identified radiotherapy target utilizes a radiation detecting array (R) of radiation-sensitive dosimeters for the real-time remote measurement of radiotherapy at the radiation detecting array (R). The |
| 6307212 |
High resolution imaging using optically transparent phosphors |
October 23, 2001 |
| Images are formed by exposing optically transparent, optically stimulable luminescent glasses including luminescent centers and trapping centers, to patterned, ionizing radiation. The images may be read immediately, using scintillation, or may be stored in the glasses for subsequent read |
| 6297918 |
Hybrid thermal-defocusing/nonlinear-scattering broadband optical limiter for the protection of e |
October 2, 2001 |
| A passive optical limiter for protecting a light-sensitive object from damage due to an incident light beam above a first predetermined value of light intensity is disclosed. The passive optical limiter comprises: a first lens for focusing an incident light beam to a focal point; a p |
| 6211526 |
Marking of materials using luminescent and optically stimulable glasses |
April 3, 2001 |
| Objects are marked for identification by a luminescent label including an optically stimulable glass having trapping centers and luminescence centers. The objects are marked by exposing the luminescent label to a radiation flux to populate metastable trapping centers in the luminescent |
| 6153339 |
Volume holographic data storage with doped high optical quality glass |
November 28, 2000 |
| A volume hologram is created by exposing a volume holographic optical storage medium comprising a doped optically transparent glass matrix having a scattering coefficient of less than 10.sup.-5 cm.sup.-1 to an interference pattern created by intersecting a spatially modulated object |
| 6140651 |
Optically stimulated, fast neutron sensor and dosimeter and fiber-optic coupled fast neutron rem |
October 31, 2000 |
| An apparatus and method for the measurement of fast neutrons is described. he apparatus comprises a proton radiator with a doped glass, such as a Nd-doped glass containing ZnS:Cu. The dosimeter may be read by either laser heating or infrared stimulation of the glass or by direct scint |
| 6087666 |
Optically stimulated luminescent fiber optic radiation dosimeter |
July 11, 2000 |
| An optically-stimulated luminescent radiation dosimeter system for the ree monitoring of radiation sources is disclosed. The system includes a radiation-sensitive optically-stimulated dosimeter which utilizes a new, doped glass material disposed at a remote location for storing energy f |
| 5867329 |
Multiple-pass reflection filter |
February 2, 1999 |
| An optical filter that uses multiple reflections to provide spectral bandpass filtering of ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiation with a very high transmission of wavelengths within a selected passband coupled with exceptional off-band rejection. The reflection filter uses diele |
| 5811822 |
Optically transparent, optically stimulable glass composites for radiation dosimetry |
September 22, 1998 |
| An optically transparent and optically stimulable glass composite includes glass matrix that has both luminescent centers and trapping centers. The trapping centers store trapped charges and, in response to optical stimulation, release the charges resulting in recombination and light |
| 5656815 |
Thermoluminescence radiation dosimetry using transparent glass containing nanocrystalline phosph |
August 12, 1997 |
| Radiation is detected using a light transparent thermoluminescent dosimeter that comprises a nanocrystalline phosphor dispersed in a light transparent glassy matrix, such as Vycor glass. The dosimeter is placed in an environment in which radiation is present for a period of time, removed |
| 5606163 |
All-optical, rapid readout, fiber-coupled thermoluminescent dosimeter system |
February 25, 1997 |
| A thermoluminescent radiation dosimeter system for the remote monitoring of adiation sources. The system includes a radiation-sensitive thermoluminescent dosimeter which utilizes a new, semiconductor-doped glass material disposed at a remote location for storing energy from ionizing r |
| 5585640 |
Glass matrix doped with activated luminescent nanocrystalline particles |
December 17, 1996 |
| A luminescent glass includes nanocrystalline semiconductor particles, such as ZnS nanocrystals, and an activator, such as copper, for the particles. The glass is made by depositing the nanocrystalline semiconductor particles and the activator within a porous glass matrix, such as 7930 |
| 5574286 |
Solar-blind radiation detector |
November 12, 1996 |
| An apparatus for detecting a UV signal in the presence of background solar radiation comprises: a first filter system disposed along an optical axis being responsive to a light flux containing background solar radiation and a UV signal for passing UV light wavelengths below a selected UV |
| 5568496 |
Laser optics protective device |
October 22, 1996 |
| A broadband thermal optical limiter disposed between a laser oscillator and laser amplifier system for protecting optical components in the laser oscillator from damage due to amplified optical feedback from the laser amplifier system at all near ultraviolet, visible and near infrared |
| 5491579 |
Broadband thermal optical limiter for the protection of eyes and sensors |
February 13, 1996 |
| A broadband thermal optical limiter for protecting a light-sensitive object from intense laser beams at all near ultraviolet, visible and near infrared wavelengths is disclosed. The broadband thermal optical limiter comprises: a sample cell containing a solution of broadband absorber |
| 5332681 |
Method of making a semiconductor device by forming a nanochannel mask |
July 26, 1994 |
| The present invention provides a method for depositing a pattern of deposd material on or within a substrate, comprising the steps of: interposing a glass mask between a source and a substrate, the mask having channels therethrough which are arranged in a pattern and which have an a |
| 5306661 |
Method of making a semiconductor device using a nanochannel glass matrix |
April 26, 1994 |
| The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device mprising the steps of:forming a glass block of an acid inert glass having acid etchable glass rods extending therethrough, the acid etchable glass rods having an average diameter of less than 1 micron;partially etc |
| 5264722 |
Nanochannel glass matrix used in making mesoscopic structures |
November 23, 1993 |
| The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device mprising the steps of:forming a glass block of an acid inert glass having acid etchable glass rods extending therethrough, the acid etchable glass rods having an average diameter of less than 1 micron;partially etc |
| 5234594 |
Nanochannel filter |
August 10, 1993 |
| The present invention provides a wafer-like glass filter having channels therethrough having an average diameter of less than 1 micron, and further provides methods of making the filter. |
