Patents by Inventor Robert G. Downing

Robert G. Downing 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).

  • Multiple-channel, total-reflection optic with controllable divergence
    Patent number: 5604353
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing focused x-ray, gamma-ray, charged particle and neutral particle, including neutron, radiation beams with a controllable amount of divergence are disclosed. The apparatus features a novel use of a radiation blocking structure, which, when combined with multiple-channel total reflection optics, increases the versatility of the optics by providing user-controlled output-beam divergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Gibson, Robert G. Downing