Patents by Inventor Thomas James Smart

Thomas James Smart 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).

  • System and method for generating a focused x-ray beam
    Patent number: 12431256
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one x-ray source configured to generate x-rays and at least one capillary x-ray focusing optic configured to receive and focus at least some of the generated x-rays into a focused x-ray beam. The apparatus further includes at least one x-ray optical component configured to receive the generated x-rays and/or the focused x-ray beam such that a focus size ?1 of the focused x-ray beam is smaller than a focus size ?0 of the focused x-ray beam without the at least one x-ray optical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Sigray, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Donald Stripe, Wenbing Yun, Janos Kirz, Thomas James Smart, Mark Antoine Cordier, Sylvia Jia Yun Lewis
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A FOCUSED X-RAY BEAM
    Publication number: 20250266184
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one x-ray source configured to generate x-rays and at least one capillary x-ray focusing optic configured to receive and focus at least some of the generated x-rays into a focused x-ray beam. The apparatus further includes at least one x-ray optical component configured to receive the generated x-rays and/or the focused x-ray beam such that a focus size ?1 of the focused x-ray beam is smaller than a focus size ?0 of the focused x-ray beam without the at least one x-ray optical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin Donald Stripe, Wenbing Yun, Janos Kirz, Thomas James Smart, Mark Antoine Cordier, Sylvia Jia Yun Lewis