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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven E. Koenck, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Stan V. Lyons, Brentwood, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mitec Incorporated, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/14 ; A61N 5/00 ; G21K 5/00 ; G21K 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/14 ; A61N 5/00 ; G21K 5/00 ; G21K 5/10 ;
Abstract
A system and method for providing irradiation to material shapes an electron beam into a profile having a substantially rectangular intensity distribution. The profile is deflected onto the material in a pattern with substantial overlap in a first dimension and without substantial overlap in a second dimension. In an exemplary embodiment, irradiation is provided to the material from first and second opposite sides.