Patents by Inventor James L. Failla, JR.

James L. Failla, JR. 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).

  • PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140301531
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a protective shield for a spectrometer is provided. The shield includes a body configured to substantially protect a front of the spectrometer, the body including an aperture that includes a protective mesh. The protective mesh includes a high-strength, low-Z material, such as an arrangement of carbon fibers. A method of fabrication, a spectrometer and a method of using the spectrometer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: James L. Failla, JR., David A. Clifford, Wayne Allen Minter
  • PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140301533
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a protective shield for a spectrometer is provided. The shield includes a body configured to substantially protect a front of the spectrometer, the body including an aperture that includes a protective mesh. The protective mesh includes a high-strength, low-Z material, such as an arrangement of carbon fibers. A method of fabrication, a spectrometer and a method of using the spectrometer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: James L. Failla, JR., David A. Clifford, Wayne Allen Minter
  • PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140301530
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a protective shield for a spectrometer is provided. The shield includes a body and an aperture that includes a protective mesh. The protective mesh includes a high-strength, low Z material, such as an arrangement of carbon fibers. A method of fabrication and a spectrometer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: James L. Failla, JR., David A. Clifford, Wayne Allen Minter
  • PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140301532
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a protective shield for a spectrometer is provided. The shield includes a body configured to substantially protect a front of the spectrometer, the body including an aperture that includes a protective mesh. The protective mesh includes a high-strength, low-Z material, such as an arrangement of carbon fibers. A method of fabrication, a spectrometer and a method of using the spectrometer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: James L. Failla, JR., David A. Clifford, Wayne Allen Minter