Patents

Below is a list of patents granted to the Isotope Program at PNNL. For more information regarding any of these technologies, please contact Alex Kendall, commercialization manager at PNNL.

U.S. Patents

  • O’Hara, M. J. 2021. System and Process for Production of Isotopes and Isotope Compositions. US Patent US11197938.
  • Johnson, A. M., C. Z. Soderquist, B. K. McNamara, and D. R. Fisher. 2013. Purification Process for 153Gd Produced in Natural Europium Targets. US Patent US8425654.
  • Mattigod, S. V., G. E. Fryxell, M. J. O’Hara, J. J. Toth, L. R. Greenwood, and C. Z. Soderquist. 2012. Method and System for Radioisotope Generation. US Patent US8781055.
  • Schenter, R. E., D. W. Wester, G. W. Hollenberg, B. M. Rapko, and G. J. Lumetta. 2009. Medical Radioisotopes and Methods for Producing the Same. US Patent US8126104.
  • O’Hara, M. J., B. M. Rapko, M. K. Edwards, and D. W. Wester. 2008. Medical Isotope Generator Systems. US Patent US7554098.
  • Egorov, O. B. and M. J. O’Hara. 2005. Method and Apparatus for Production of 213Bi from a High Activity 225Ac Source. US Patent US6972414. 
  • Weller, R. E., M. A. Lind, D. R. Fisher, A. Gutowska, and A. A. Campbell. 2005. Stimulus Sensitive Gel with Radioisotope and Methods of Making. US Patent US6869588.
  • Weller, R. E., D. R. Fisher, M. A. Lind, A. A. Campbell, and A. Gutowska. 2001. Stimulus Sensitive Gel with Radioisotope and Methods of Making. US Patent US6296831.
  • Bray, L. A. and J. L. Ryan. 1998. Methods of Separating Short Half-life Radionuclides from a Mixture of Radionuclides. US Patent US5809394.
  • Bray, L. A. and J. R. DesChane. 1998. Bismuth Generator Method. US Patent US5749042.
  • Bray, L. A. and D. W. Wester. 1996. Method of Separation of Yttrium-90 from Strontium-90. US Patent US5512256.
Application
  • Toth, J. J., D. Wall, R. S. Wittman, B. D. Pierson, and L. R. Greenwood. Nuclear Reactor Target Assemblies, Nuclear Reactor Configurations, and Methods for Producing Isotopes, Modifying Materials within Target Material, and/or Characterizing material within a Target Material. US Patent Application File No. 13/766600.