Patents by Inventor Monte C. Nichols

Monte C. Nichols 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).

  • X-ray tomographic image magnification process, system and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5245648
    Abstract: A computerized three-dimensional x-ray tomographic microscopy system is disclosed, comprising:a) source means for providing a source of parallel x-ray beams,b) staging means for staging and sequentially rotating a sample to be positioned in the path of thec) x-ray image magnifier means positioned in the path of the beams downstream from the sample,d) detecting means for detecting the beams after being passed through and magnified by the image magnifier means, ande) computing means for analyzing values received from the detecting means, and converting the values into three-dimensional representations. Also disclosed is a process for magnifying an x-ray image, and apparatus therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: John H. Kinney, Ulrich K. Bonse, Quintin C. Johnson, Monte C. Nichols, Ralph A. Saroyan, Warren N. Massey, Rudolph Nusshardt