Patents by Inventor Joseph John Manak, Jr.

Joseph John Manak, 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).

  • Method and system for generating monochromatic X-rays
    Patent number: 7072444
    Abstract: Briefly in accordance with one embodiment, the present technique provides an X-ray source. The X-ray source includes an electron source configured to generate an electron beam. The X-ray source also includes an ultra-violet photon source configured to generate one or more mono-energetic streams of ultra-violet photons. The X-ray source further includes an interaction region configured to facilitate interaction of the electron beam and the one or more mono-energetic streams of ultra-violet photons to generate X-rays having a substantially monochromatic or multimodal distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph John Manak, Jr., John Scott Price