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Patent No.:

US 8976933 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2011
Applicants:

Daniel Lopez, Chicago, IL (US);

Gopal Shenoy, Naperville, IL (US);

Jin Wang, Burr Ridge, IL (US);

Donald A. Walko, Woodridge, IL (US);

Il-woong Jung, Woodridge, IL (US);

Deepkishore Mukhopadhyay, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Lopez, Chicago, IL (US);

Gopal Shenoy, Naperville, IL (US);

Jin Wang, Burr Ridge, IL (US);

Donald A. Walko, Woodridge, IL (US);

Il-Woong Jung, Woodridge, IL (US);

Deepkishore Mukhopadhyay, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/06 (2013.01); G21K 1/067 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for spatially modulating X-rays or X-ray pulses using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based X-ray optics. A torsionally-oscillating MEMS micromirror and a method of leveraging the grazing-angle reflection property are provided to modulate X-ray pulses with a high-degree of controllability.


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Lopez, Daniel. (2015). Method for spatially modulating x-ray pulses using mems-based x-ray optics (U.S. Patent No. 8976933). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8976933

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