Patents
US 11217357 B2: X-ray mirror optics with multiple hyperboloidal/hyperbolic surface profiles
- Granted
- 2022-01-04
- Filed
- 2021-02-05 application 17169159
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An x-ray mirror optic includes a plurality of surface segments with quadric cross-sections having differing quadric parameters. The quadric cross-sections of the surface segments share a common axis and are configured to reflect x-rays in a plurality of reflections along a single optical axis or in a scattering plane defined as containing an incident x-ray and a corresponding reflected x-ray.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigray, Inc. 52 patents | US company or organization | Concord, CA | SIGRAY, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenbing Yun | Walnut Creek, CA | 71 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sylvia Jia Yun Lewis | San Francisco, CA | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Janos Kirz | Berkeley, CA | 51 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G21K | Handling of particles or ionising radiation not otherwise provided for; irradiation devices; gamma ray or x-ray microscopes | G21K1/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N23/083 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-26 | Government interest Confirmatory license | SIGRAY, INC. signed 2024-10-10 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, DC | 70646/120 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-08-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KIRZ, JANOS signed 2021-05-20 LEWIS, SYLVIA JIA YUN signed 2021-05-20 YUN, WENBING signed 2021-05-20 | SIGRAY, INC. CONCORD, CA | 57133/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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