Patents
US 10921468 B2: Muon detectors, systems and methods
- Granted
- 2021-02-16
- Filed
- 2019-08-28 application 16553245
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A muon detector system capable of determining muon direction and flight trajectory or path is disclosed. The muon detector system includes scintillators for determining muon direction, and an array of muon detectors arranged in orthogonal layers for determining flight trajectory. The system can be used for tomographic and telescopic mode imaging, and may be used for imaging concealed and/or subterranean objects.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210216.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC 1,085 patents | US company or organization | Albuquerque, NM | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| National Security Technologies LLC 14 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Decision Sciences International Corporation 43 patents | US company or organization | Poway, CA | DECISION SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Decision Sciences International Corp Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nedra D. Bonal | Albuquerque, NM | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Leiph A. Preston | Albuquerque, NM | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Schwellenbach | Los Alamos, NM | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wendi Dreesen | Los Alamos, NM | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| J. Andrew Green | North Las Vegas, NV | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael James Sossong | Ramona, CA | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01T | Measurement of nuclear or x-radiation | G01T5/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N9/24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DECISION SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION signed 2026-04-17 | KROLL AGENCY SERVICES (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 75477/738 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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