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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:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas J. Beck, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Beck, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Turtle Bay Partners, LLC, Littlestown, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/025 (2013.01); G01N 2223/316 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); A61B 6/508 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for, and method of manufacture of, a focused anti-scatter grid for improving the image contrast of x-ray images produced in medical, veterinary or industrial applications. The grid comprising a series of modular units so juxtaposed with each other as to form a series of focused channels for the passage of the focused imaging x-rays. The modules comprise a series of focusing ribbons of a heavy metal or a series of mating solid arcuate forms, formed of a polymer and having on at least one side surface a layer of heavy metal.