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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick C Schoenig, Jr, Wilmington, NC (US);
Sharon G Glendinning, Palo Alto, CA (US);
George W Tunnell, Foster City, CA (US);
Martin S Zucker, East Moriches, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2503581 ; 250390 ;
Abstract
A system for determining the radioactive materials content of the ash or residue from an incinerator of contaminated materials contained in cans. The system includes can handling apparatus, a neutron source for activating the material and neutron and gamma ray detectors for detecting emissions from the materials by which fissile/fertile material content is determined.