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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:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Applicants:
John M. Frank, Hartville, OH (US);
Eric E. Mattmann, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
John M. Frank, Hartville, OH (US);
Eric E. Mattmann, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., Worcester, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 3/06 (2006.01); G01T 1/164 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/201 (2013.01); G01T 1/2018 (2013.01); G01T 1/1644 (2013.01); G01T 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radiation detection apparatus can include a radiation sensor having a corresponding radiation sensing region, and a photosensor that is optically couple to the radiation sensor. The radiation sensing region can include optical fibers. In an embodiment, some or all of the optical fibers can be coated. The coating can include a phosphorescent material. In an embodiment, the optical fibers can be arranged in a manner such that optical substrates have substantially no bends.