Patents by Inventor Olivier Spalla

Olivier Spalla 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).

  • Patent number: 9153351
    Abstract: A collimation device for an X-ray beam, an optical device for analyzing a specimen by the scattering of an X-ray beam, and a collimator for an X-ray beam. The collimation device includes an enclosure configured to be under a vacuum or a controlled atmosphere, the enclosure including an inlet and an outlet for the X-ray beam and at least one plate made of a material having a diffracting periodic structure, the plate including two main faces and at least one flared aperture between the faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Olivier Tache, Olivier Spalla
  • Publication number: 20130064354
    Abstract: A collimation device for an X-ray beam, an optical device for analyzing a specimen by the scattering of an X-ray beam, and a collimator for an X-ray beam. The collimation device includes an enclosure configured to be under a vacuum or a controlled atmosphere, the enclosure including an inlet and an outlet for the X-ray beam and at least one plate made of a material having a diffracting periodic structure, the plate including two main faces and at least one flared aperture between the faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Olivier Tache, Olivier Spalla