Patents
US 12429436 B2: X-ray analysis system with focused x-ray beam and non-x-ray microscope
- Granted
- 2025-09-30
- Filed
- 2025-01-06 application 19011219
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an x-ray optic system configured to receive x-rays from an x-ray source, to focus at least some of the x-rays to form a focused x-ray beam, and to irradiate a portion of a sample with the focused x-ray beam. The focused x-ray beam has a depth-of-focus and a focused x-ray spot at the sample. The apparatus further includes a microscope having an objective configured to receive and focus light from the portion of the sample. The objective has an object plane and a field-of-view. The object plane is within a range centered on the depth-of-focus of the focused x-ray beam, the range having a width ten times the depth-of-focus, and the focused x-ray spot is within the field-of-view of the objective.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250930.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigray, Inc. 52 patents | US company or organization | Benicia, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Donald Stripe | Berkeley, CA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wenbing Yun | Walnut Creek, CA | 71 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Janos Kirz | Berkeley, CA | 51 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N23/04 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KIRZ, JANOS signed 2025-01-13 STRIPE, BENJAMIN DONALD signed 2025-01-13 YUN, WENBING signed 2025-01-13 | SIGRAY, INC. CONCORD, CA | 69981/721 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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