Bizarre Patents
Vehicular Impact Signaling Device
An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7928400 | X-ray detection system for wavelength dispersive and energy dispersive spectroscopy and electron beam applications A detection system for wavelength-dispersive and energy-dispersive spectrometry comprises an X-ray detector formed from a solid-state avalanche photodiode with a thin entrance window electrode that permits the efficient detection of X-rays scattered from “light”... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7809108 | Method and apparatus for generating small size, high-intensity X-ray beams In an X-ray diffraction apparatus, a high brightness source, such as a rotating anode generator, is combined with demagnification X-ray optics to produce a beam with small image size and high-intensity. In one embodiment, an elliptical X-ray optic is positioned rela... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7660389 | Sample alignment mechanism for X-ray diffraction instrumentation In an X-ray diffraction apparatus, a sample holder has a sample mounted on a pin extending a known distance from a cap that mates with a magnetized base on a goniometer. The sample is mechanically positioned in the center of an X-ray beam by a first movable arm whic... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7639783 | Parallax free and spark protected X-ray detector An X-ray detector is formed with a geometry in the form of a spherical polygon, including an entrance window, a grid and an anode. The spherical polygonal entrance window and the grid form a spherical polygonal drift region between them. The electric field in this r... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7440549 | Heat pipe anode for x-ray generator A rotating anode for x-ray generation uses a heat pipe principle with a heat pipe coolant located in a sealed chamber of a rotating portion of the anode. The rotating portion is positioned relative to a second portion so that relative rotation occurs between the two... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7403593 | Hybrid x-ray mirrors An x-ray mirror provides focusing and monochromatization while maintaining a high degree of reflectivity. The mirror has at least two mirror portions, one with a multilayer surface that provides the desired monochromating, and the other with a total external reflect... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7269245 | Combinatorial screening system and X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy A sample analysis system makes use of both X-ray diffraction analysis and Raman spectroscopy of a sample. The sample is part of a sample library that is mounted on an XYZ stage that allows each sample to be examined in turn, as the XYZ stage is moved to position suc... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7248672 | Multiple-position x-ray tube for diffractometer An x-ray source provides both a line focus output and a point focus output, and is mounted on a rotatable support to allow easy changing between the two. A housing has ports at different angular positions relative to an anode, and each port has an associated optic a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6956928 | Vertical small angle x-ray scattering system A small angle x-ray diffraction scattering system has a vertical orientation, allowing for simplified analysis of liquid samples. The system may function in a beam-up or a beam-down configuration. An x-ray source provides an initial x-ray beam that is directed verti... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6859520 | Transmission mode X-ray diffraction screening system A transmission mode x-ray diffraction screening system has a sample support that holds a sample tray with multiple samples to be tested. The sample support is connected to a translation stage that is movable in three dimensions, and that it offset from the location ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6836532 | Diffraction system for biological crystal screening A biological crystal formation screening apparatus uses an x-ray diffraction technique to analyze the sample containers of a sample tray for the presence of crystal formation. An x-ray source is directed toward a sample under investigation, and a two-dimensional x-r... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6718008 | X-ray diffraction screening system with retractable x-ray shield An x-ray diffraction analysis system provides the automated x-ray diffraction analysis of a plurality of samples in a multiple-cell sample holder. The system includes x-ray source, a detector, a movable sample support and a retractable x-ray shield. The retractable ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701743 | Non-spilling cryogenic transfer vial for crystal sample mounting A cryogenic transfer vial for storing and loading a crystal sample on a goniometer includes a cryogen retainer that inhibits spillage of the cryogen when the vial is inverted during sample loading and retrieval. The retainer may be an adsorptive material ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6340819 | Readout structure and technique for electron cloud avalanche detectors A detection apparatus for detecting an electron cloud includes a resistive anode layer with a detection plane upon which the electron cloud is incident. The resistive layer is capacitively coupled to a readout structure having a conductive grid parallel t... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6254806 | High efficiency polycrystalline phosphors and method of making same A phosphor is provided that has a host material that is doped with a dopant having the chemical structure XCl3, where X is a rare earth element or combination of elements. A free oxygen contributor is also added to provide the free oxygen neces... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6163592 | Beam scattering measurement system with transmitted beam energy detection A radiation scattering measurement system, such as an x-ray diffraction system, uses a modified beamstop, or attenuator, to allow simultaneous detection of energy scattered from a sample and energy transmitted through the sample. Rather than entirely bloc... | 12/19/2000 |
