Inventor · Knoxville, TN, US

Mark S. Andreaco

45Patents
10h-index
32Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 29, 1997 → May 31, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6362479B1 Scintillation detector array for encoding the energy, position, and time coordinates of gamma ray interactions Human Necessities 64 Expired
US6087663A Segmented scintillation detector for encoding the coordinates of photon interactions Physics 52 Expired
US6288399A Depth of interaction detector block for high resolution positron emission tomography Human Necessities 35 Expired
US6749761B1 Method for producing a high resolution detector array Physics 34 Expired
US7157014B1 Method for producing a high resolution detector array Physics 24 Expired
US7164136B2 Detector array using a continuous light guide Human Necessities 21 Expired
US8394195B2 Rare-earth oxyorthosilicate scintillator crystals and method of making rare-earth oxyorthosilicate scintillator crystals Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Active
US8062419B1 Rare-earth oxyorthosilicate scintillator crystals and method of making rare-earth oxyorthosilicate scintillator crystals Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Active
US9328288B2 Rare-earth oxyorthosilicates with improved growth stability and scintillation characteristics Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Active
US5986266A Method of calibrating multi-crystal single block radiation detectors Physics 11 Expired
US7244942B2 Method for producing a high resolution detector array Physics 10 Expired
US6328027A Method for precision cutting of soluble scintillator materials Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US9428843B2 Rare earth oxyorthosilicate scintillation crystals Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US10000698B2 Transparent ceramic garnet scintillator detector for positron emission tomography Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US9650569B1 Method of manufacturing garnet interfaces and articles containing the garnets obtained therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US9664800B2 Laser etched scintillation detector blocks with internally created reflectors Physics 6 Active
US8674312B2 Radiation detection with optical amplification Physics 6 Active
US8470214B2 Method for fabrication of a detector component using laser technology Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10087367B2 Passivation of metal halide scintillators Physics 4 Active
US9328287B2 Passivation of metal halide scintillators Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US10197685B2 Method for controlling gallium content in gadolinium-gallium garnet scintillators Physics 2 Active
US9175420B2 Suppression of crystal growth instabilities during production of rare-earth oxyorthosilicate crystals Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US10227709B2 Crystal growth atmosphere for oxyorthosilicate materials production Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US11098248B2 Passivation of metal halide scintillators Physics 1 Active
US9966162B2 Metal halide scintillators with reduced hygroscopicity and method of making the same Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.