ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,422, issued on June 2, was assigned to TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY LLC (Los Alamos, N.M.).
"Method and system for simulating handling of radioactive material safety during training" was invented by Kyle Matthew Sternberg (Los Alamos, N.M.) and George Andrew Erickson (Los Alamos, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a container filled with material other than radioactive material. The system also includes a capacitor disposed on the container. The capacitor is disposed over a surface of the container. A power source, e.g., 5 V, is used for powering the capacitor that is connected to the power source through a resistor rang...