Patents
US 12431256 B2: System and method for generating a focused x-ray beam
- Granted
- 2025-09-30
- Filed
- 2025-02-13 application 19052937
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus includes at least one x-ray source configured to generate x-rays and at least one capillary x-ray focusing optic configured to receive and focus at least some of the generated x-rays into a focused x-ray beam. The apparatus further includes at least one x-ray optical component configured to receive the generated x-rays and/or the focused x-ray beam such that a focus size δ1 of the focused x-ray beam is smaller than a focus size δ0 of the focused x-ray beam without the at least one x-ray optical component.
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 | |
| Thomas James Smart | Oakland, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Antoine Cordier | El Sobrante, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sylvia Jia Yun Lewis | San Francisco, CA | 44 | 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 | G21K1/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STRIPE, BENJAMIN DONALD signed 2024-05-13 YUN, WENBING signed 2024-05-03 KIRZ, JANOS signed 2024-05-03 SMART, THOMAS JAMES signed 2024-05-03 CORDIER, MARK ANTOINE signed 2024-05-03 LEWIS, SYLVIA JIA YUN signed 2025-02-13 | SIGRAY, INC. CONCORD, CA | 70216/17 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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