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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:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2013
Applicants:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
University of Nebraska-lincoln, Lincoln, NE (US);
Inventors:
Rebecca J. Nikolic, Oakland, CA (US);
Adam Conway, Livermore, CA (US);
Qinghui Shao, Fremont, CA (US);
Lars Voss, Livermore, CA (US);
Chin Li Cheung, Lincoln, NE (US);
Mushtaq A. Dar, Srinagar, IN;
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/00 (2013.01); G01T 3/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an apparatus for detecting neutrons includes an array of pillars, wherein each of the pillars comprises a rounded cross sectional shape where the cross section is taken perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the respective pillar, a cavity region between each of the pillars, and a neutron sensitive material located in each cavity region.