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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Larry D. Frederick, Huntsville, AL (US);
Dwight Medley, Kelso, TN (US);
Inventors:
Larry D. Frederick, Huntsville, AL (US);
Dwight Medley, Kelso, TN (US);
Assignee:
Geosteering Mining Services, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An armored gamma radiation detector for a solid mineral mining apparatus is provided comprising a scintillation element for detecting radiation emitted from a material to be mined. The radiation detector has a high strength armor assembly surrounding portions of the scintillation element, and a window in the armor assembly is provided adapted to allow gamma rays to reach the scintillation element.