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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Royce Mckim, Austin, TX (US);
Rodney H. Warner, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Royce McKim, Austin, TX (US);
Rodney H. Warner, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corp., Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
X-ray collimators, and related systems and methods involving such collimators are provided. In this regard, a representative X-ray collimator includes: a first member having channels located on a surface thereof; and a second member having protrusions located on a surface thereof; the first member and the second member being oriented such that the protrusions extend into the channels to define collimator apertures, each of the collimator apertures being defined by a portion of the first member and a portion of the second member.