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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 02, 2024
Applicant:

Sigray, Inc., Concord, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Vine, Berkeley, CA (US);

Wenbing Yun, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Janos Kirz, Berkeley, CA (US);

Sheraz Gul, San Ramon, CA (US);

Sylvia Jia Yun Lewis, San Francisco, CA (US);

Richard Ian Spink, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sigray, Inc., Benicia, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/044 (2018.01); G01N 23/046 (2018.01); G01N 23/083 (2018.01); H01J 35/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 23/044 (2018.02); G01N 23/083 (2013.01); H01J 35/186 (2019.05); G01N 2223/1016 (2013.01); G01N 2223/204 (2013.01); G01N 2223/308 (2013.01); G01N 2223/309 (2013.01); G01N 2223/41 (2013.01); G01N 2223/419 (2013.01); G01N 2223/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

An x-ray imaging system includes at least one detector and an x-ray source including an x-ray transmissive vacuum window. The x-ray source is configured to produce diverging x-rays emerging from the vacuum window and propagating along an x-ray propagation axis extending through a region of interest of an object to the at least one detector. The diverging x-rays have propagation paths within an angular divergence angle greater than 1 degree centered on the x-ray propagation axis. The system further includes at least one first motion stage configured to rotate the object about a rotation axis. The system further includes at least one second motion stage configured to move the x-ray source and the at least one detector relative to the object to switch between a laminography configuration and a tomography configuration.


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