Patents by Inventor Robert F. Shannon, Jr.

Robert F. Shannon, 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).

  • Compact collimating device
    Patent number: 8223925
    Abstract: A collimating device is described. The collimating device includes a housing defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the collimating device. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet and a cavity extending between the inlet and the outlet. The collimating device also includes a plurality of ridges extending from the interior surface of the housing toward a center of the cavity. The plurality of ridges form a plurality of slits within the cavity configured to collimate radiation entering the inlet and exiting the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Bruker AXS Handheld, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert F. Shannon, Jr.
  • COMPACT COLLIMATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110255662
    Abstract: A collimating device is described. The collimating device includes a housing defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the collimating device. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet and a cavity extending between the inlet and the outlet. The collimating device also includes a plurality of ridges extending from the interior surface of the housing toward a center of the cavity. The plurality of ridges form a plurality of slits within the cavity configured to collimate radiation entering the inlet and exiting the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: BRUKER AXS HANDHELD, INC.
    Inventor: ROBERT F. SHANNON, JR.