Patents by Inventor Herbert W. Schnopper

Herbert W. Schnopper has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • X-ray diagnostic system
    Patent number: 6594337
    Abstract: X-ray diagnostic system. The system includes a source of x-rays which communicates with an x-ray beam concentrator spaced apart from the x-ray source and disposed for receiving x-rays from the x-ray source. An x-ray spectrometer is disposed for receiving x-rays from the concentrator. In a preferred embodiment, the concentrator is formed of a cylindrical spiral of a metal-coated plastic material having a surface for reflecting x-rays. In another embodiment, the concentrator includes a plurality of concentric nested cylinders of a metal-coated plastic material for reflecting x-rays. In yet another embodiment, the concentrator is a glass capillary bundle. The concentrator allows the spectrometer to be spaced away from the source of x-rays such as scanning electron microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
    Inventors: Eric H. Silver, Herbert W. Schnopper, Russel Ingram
  • X-ray diagnostic system
    Patent number: 6094471
    Abstract: X-ray diagnostic system. The system includes a source of x-rays which communicates with an x-ray beam concentrator spaced apart from the x-ray source and disposed for receiving x-rays from the x-ray source. An x-ray spectrometer is disposed for receiving x-rays from the concentrator. In a preferred embodiment, the concentrator is formed of a cylindrical spiral of a metal-coated plastic material having a surface for reflecting x-rays. In another embodiment, the concentrator includes a plurality of concentric nested cylinders of a metal-coated plastic material for reflecting x-rays. In yet another embodiment, the concentrator is a glass capillary bundle. The concentrator allows the spectrometer to be spaced away from the source of x-rays such as scanning electron microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
    Inventors: Eric H. Silver, Herbert W. Schnopper, Russel Ingram