Patents by Inventor Randall D. Robinson

Randall D. Robinson 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).

  • Target assembly with electron and photon windows
    Patent number: 8098796
    Abstract: An X-ray target assembly includes a substrate, a target supported by the substrate adapted to generate X-rays when impinged by an electron beam, and an enclosure over the target providing a volume for the target. The enclosure is made of a material substantially transparent to electrons. The volume is substantially vacuum or filled with an inert gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Schumacher, David K. Jensen, Maynard C. Harding, Randall D. Robinson
  • TARGET ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRON AND PHOTON WINDOWS
    Publication number: 20110051899
    Abstract: An X-ray target assembly includes a substrate, a target supported by the substrate adapted to generate X-rays when impinged by an electron beam, and an enclosure over the target providing a volume for the target. The enclosure is made of a material substantially transparent to electrons. The volume is substantially vacuum or filled with an inert gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Schumacher, David K. Jensen, Maynard C. Harding, Randall D. Robinson
  • Target assembly with electron and photon windows
    Patent number: 7831021
    Abstract: An X-ray target assembly includes a substrate, a target supported by the substrate adapted to generate X-rays when impinged by an electron beam, and an enclosure over the target providing a volume for the target. The enclosure is made of a material substantially transparent to electrons. The volume is substantially vacuum or filled with an inert gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Schumacher, David K. Jensen, Maynard C. Harding, Randall D. Robinson