Patents by Inventor Branimir Vidinsky

Branimir Vidinsky 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for mounting an X-ray detecting unit to an electron microscope
    Patent number: 6242748
    Abstract: A mounting system includes a port cover, a mounting interface, and a damping system. The port cover is attached to a microscope and secures the mounting interface to the microscope. The mounting interface provides a mounting surface for an X-ray detector unit to attach to the microscope and a surface to which the damping system is attached. The damping system includes a plurality of collets, a collet clamp, and damping material. The damping system secures the X-ray detector unit to the microscope while damping vibrations caused by the detector unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: EDAX, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian William Gallagher, Branimir Vidinsky
  • Method and devices to reduce vibrations in a cryostat
    Patent number: 6176088
    Abstract: A porous material inserted into a fluid-containing vessel reduces turbulence, heat transfer, and mass transfer in the fluid. The material may be used in a cryostat to reduce turbulence in a boiling cryogenic fluid. The cryostat may be used in an energy dispersive x-ray analysis unit to cool an x-ray detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: EDAX, Inc.
    Inventor: Branimir Vidinsky