Patents by Inventor Alfredo U. Luccio

Alfredo U. Luccio 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).

  • Method and apparatus for producing X-rays
    Patent number: 4598415
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing X-rays utilizing the Compton backward scattering effect. The X-rays are electronically steerable for scanning, and also have a very narrow angle of divergence for precise positioning. The X-rays have a narrow bandwidth, and are tunable to permit an object to be irradiated with only the desired beneficial radiation. The X-rays are polarized for trace element analysis. The X-rays are suitable for medical diagnostic and therapeutic, and industrial testing, purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Assignee: Imaging Sciences Associates Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Alfredo U. Luccio, Bertrand A. Brill