Patents by Inventor Jake Riggle

Jake Riggle 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).

  • High voltage feedthrough apparatus
    Patent number: 12621946
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, comprising: a partition; a feedthrough penetrating the partition and hermetically sealed to the partition, the feedthrough having a major axis; a first wall extending from the partition in a first direction along the major axis; and a second wall extending from the partition in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the major axis, the second wall forming a connector interface with the feedthrough; wherein a ratio of a length of the first wall to a thickness of the first wall is greater than or equal to 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vance Scott Robinson, Jake Riggle, Dave Kirkham, Travis Harding
  • Modular getters and getters with different materials in vacuum enclosures
    Patent number: 12592354
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, comprising: a vacuum enclosure including an opening; a support structure disposed in the vacuum enclosure, the support structure comprising: a first portion attached to the vacuum enclosure at the opening; and a second portion extending within the vacuum enclosure; and a plurality of getters disposed on the second portion of the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Kirkham, Amber McMullin, Vance Scott Robinson, Jake Riggle
  • MODULAR GETTERS AND GETTERS WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS IN VACUUM ENCLOSURES
    Publication number: 20240290569
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, comprising: a vacuum enclosure including an opening; a support structure disposed in the vacuum enclosure, the support structure comprising: a first portion attached to the vacuum enclosure at the opening; and a second portion extending within the vacuum enclosure; and a plurality of getters disposed on the second portion of the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Kirkham, Amber McMullin, Vance Scott Robinson, Jake Riggle
  • HIGH VOLTAGE FEEDTHROUGH APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240224455
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, comprising: a partition; a feedthrough penetrating the partition and hermetically sealed to the partition, the feedthrough having a major axis; a first wall extending from the partition in a first direction along the major axis; and a second wall extending from the partition in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the major axis, the second wall forming a connector interface with the feedthrough; wherein a ratio of a length of the first wall to a thickness of the first wall is greater than or equal to 3:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Vance Scott Robinson, Jake Riggle, Dave Kirkham, Travis Harding
  • Systems and Methods for Protective X-Ray Enclosure Access
    Publication number: 20240071707
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an x-ray device comprising: an access port configured to receive a cathode within an interior volume of an enclosure of the x-ray device; a first vacuum seal configured to seal a cover over the access port; and a second seal configured to seal the cover over the access port, the second seal maintained between the first vacuum seal and the interior volume of the enclosure during removal of the first vacuum seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Varex Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Kirkham, Vance Scott Robinson, Colton B. Woodman, Jake Riggle