Inventor

Frank A. DiBianca

Inventor

Chapel Hill, NC, US

Overview

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Patents

1983–2008

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 19 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Tprimary

G01TMeasurement of nuclear or x-radiation33%

C04BLime, magnesia17%

C09KMaterials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere17%

A61BDiagnosis8%

H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lamps8%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests6%

H05GX-ray technique4%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties2%

G21KHandling of particles or ionising radiation not otherwise provided for2%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation2%

PatentTitleYear

7,453,978'Variable resolution x-ray CT detector with multi-axis tilt'2008 7,453,977'Variable resolution x-ray CT detector with target imaging capability'2008 6,335,957'Variable resolution imaging system'2002 4,879,469'Mixed media for kinestatic charge detectors'1989 4,841,152'Continuous-resistance field shaping element for a kinestatic charge detector'1989 4,831,260'Beam equalization method and apparatus for a kinestatic charge detector'1989 4,795,909'High performance front window for a kinestatic charge detector'1989 4,747,973'Rare-earth-doped yttria-gadolina ceramic scintillators'1988 4,707,608'Kinestatic charge detection using synchronous displacement of detecting device'1987 4,525,628'Rare earth ceramic scintillator'1985 4,518,545'Method for sintering high density yttria-gadolinia ceramic scintillators'1985 4,518,546'Preparation of yttria-gadolinia ceramic scintillators by sintering and gas hot isostatic pressing'1985 4,473,513'Method for sintering high density yttria-gadolinia ceramic scintillators'1984 4,472,829'Radiographic phantom with iodinated channels'1984 4,466,929'Preparation of yttria-gadolinia ceramic scintillators by vacuum hot pressing'1984 4,466,930'Preparation of yttria-gadolinia ceramic scintillators by vacuum hot pressing'1984 4,429,227'Solid state detector for CT comprising improvements in collimator plates'1984 4,421,671'Rare-earth-doped yttria-gadolinia ceramic scintillators'1983 4,415,808'Scintillation detector array employing zig-zag plates'1983

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1983–1988Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (11)· patent assignee history

1983–1989Based in Chapel Hill, NC, US· patent location history

1983Based in Mukwonago, WI, US· patent location history

1987–1989Patents assigned to UNIV NORTH CAROLINA (4)· patent assignee history

1989Patents assigned to UNIV NORTH CAROLINE AT CHAPEL (1)· patent assignee history

2002Patents assigned to UNIV TENNESSEE RES CORP (1)· patent assignee history

2002–2008Based in Memphis, TN, US· patent location history

2008Patents assigned to UNIV TENNESSEE RES FOUNDATION (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	11	1983–1988
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA	4	1987–1989
UNIV TENNESSEE RES FOUNDATION	2	2008
UNIV NORTH CAROLINE AT CHAPEL	1	1989
UNIV TENNESSEE RES CORP	1	2002

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Chapel Hill, NC, US	15	1983–1989
Memphis, TN, US	3	2002–2008
Mukwonago, WI, US	1	1983