Kevin W David

US Patent:

20120018923, Jan 26, 2012

Filed:

Jul 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/839656

Inventors:

Haochuan Jiang - Brookfield WI, US
Kevin Alan David - Waterford WI, US

International Classification:

B29C 43/02

US Classification:

264319, 425197

Abstract:

A manufacturing line for fabricating a scintillator that includes a vat configured to receive a mixture of scintillator components. The mixture includes a dissolved acid solution comprising a rare earth element, a gallium compound, an aluminum compound, and a cerium salt. The vat is further configured to react a base solution with the mixture to form a precipitate. The manufacturing line further includes a separator configured to separate the precipitate from a remaining portion of the mixture, and a compaction device configured to compact the precipitate to form a green ceramic wafer.

US Patent:

20130270482, Oct 17, 2013

Filed:

Apr 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/448779

Inventors:

Haochuan Jiang - Brookfield WI, US
Anant Achyut Setlur - Niskayuna NY, US
Robert Joseph Lyons - Burnt Hills NY, US
Kevin Alan David - Waterford WI, US
James Edward Murphy - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

C09K 11/80

US Classification:

2523016R, 2523014 R

Abstract:

A detector for detecting high-energy radiation is disclosed. The detector includes scintillating material with a garnet structure includes gadolinium, yttrium, cerium, gallium, and aluminum. The scintillating material is expressed as (GdYACe)(GaAlD)O:wFO, wherein A is lutetium, lanthanum, terbium, dysprosium, or a combination thereof; D is indium, scandium, or a combination thereof; F is a divalent ion; 0≦x