Patents by Inventor Kevin Matney

Kevin Matney 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).

  • Positioning apparatus
    Publication number: 20060159229
    Abstract: An X-ray source (24), a detector (26) and a specimen (20) are mutually positioned by an apparatus which includes two spaced, parallel linear actuators (32,36) each movable along a gantry (34). The source (24) and detector (26) can be moved vertically by the actuators (32,36) and rotationally by rotary actuators (28,30). Equivalent arrangements are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Bede Scientific Instruments Limited
    Inventors: David Bowen, Perta Feichtinger, Matthew Wormington, John Spence, Kevin Matney
  • Apparatus and method for determining a parameter of a sample
    Publication number: 20040131152
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a parameter of a constituent of a sample employ a radiation source, focusing means for focusing emitted radiation at a first position on the sample, detecting means for detecting the radiation reflected from or transmitted through the sample and adapted to generate a signal representative of the detected radiation, processing means for receiving the signal and determining a parameter of a constituent of the sample corresponding to the signal, and translational repositioning means adapted to translate the focused radiation to a second position on the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Bede plc
    Inventors: Simon Bates, Kevin Matney, David K. Bowen