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Determination of the number of neutrons emitted simultaneously by a source

Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives
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Filing: 1962-08-08
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1982-08-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gey Albert
  • 👤 Jacquesson Jacques

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:23
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01T; G01T3/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING, FROM THE NEUTRONS EMITTED BY A SOURCE THEREOF, THE PROPORTION OF THOSE NEUTRONS EMITTED SIMULTANEOUSLY, COMPRISING: DETECTOR MEANS FOR DETECTING AN EMITTED NEUTRON AND GENERATING A SIGNAL PULSE UPON SUCH DETECTION; MEANS ARRANGED TO RECEIVE SAID PULSES AND SAID SIMULTANEOUSLY DIRECT THE SAME TO FIRST AND SECOND COUNTING LINES; SAID FIRST COUNTING LINE INCLUDING A PULSE COUNTER AND BEING FREE OF SIGNAL DELAYING MEANS; SAID SECOND COUNTING LINE INCLUDING A PULSE COUNTER AND TIME DELAY MEANS FOR DELAYING DELPIVERY OF A PULSE TO ITS COUNTER, SAID TIME DELAY MEANS BEING ARRANGED TO DELAY A PULSE FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL OF THE SAME ORDER OF MAGNITUDE AS THE TIME BETWEEN EMISSION OF A NEUTRON BY SAID SOURCE AND GENERATION OF A SIGNAL OF A NEUTRON TECTION THEREOF BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING, FROM THE NEUTRONS EMITTED BY A SOURCE THEREOF, THE PROPORTION OF THOSE NEUTRONS EMITTED SIMULTANEOUSLY, COMPRISING: DETECTOR MEANS FOR DETECTING AN EMITTED NEUTRON AND GENERATING A SIGNAL PULSE UPON SUCH DETECTION; MEANS ARRANGED TO RECEIVE SAID PULSES AND SAID SIMULTANEOUSLY DIRECT THE SAME TO FIRST AND SECOND COUNTING LINES; SAID FIRST COUNTING LINE INCLUDING A PULSE COUNTER AND BEING FREE OF SIGNAL DELAYING MEANS; SAID SECOND COUNTING LINE INCLUDING A PULSE COUNTER AND TIME DELAY MEANS FOR DELAYING DELPIVERY OF A PULSE TO ITS COUNTER, SAID TIME DELAY MEANS BEING ARRANGED TO DELAY A PULSE FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL OF THE SAME ORDER OF MAGNITUDE AS THE TIME BETWEEN EMISSION OF A NEUTRON BY SAID SOURCE AND GENERATION OF A SIGNAL OF A NEUTRON TECTION THEREOF BY SAID DETECTOR MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-12-20 1969-06-21 1969-12-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-12-20 1973-06-21 1973-12-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-12-20 1977-06-21 1977-12-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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