Patents by Inventor Tucker J. Behrns

Tucker J. Behrns 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).

  • X-ray tube and gamma source focal spot tuning apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10839973
    Abstract: An apparatus (112) provides for tuning of an effective focal spot size of a radiation source. The apparatus may comprise a plurality of inter-channel structures (214) defining a plurality of channels (216) passing through the apparatus from a first surface (218) to a second surface (220). The inter-channel structures comprise a first substance and the channels contains a second substance. The first substance attenuates radiation more than the second substance. The inter-channel structures may define the channels such that lines passing through the channels converge at a location on or near the surface of a focal spot (212).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Brett A. Muehlhauser, Matthew J. Johnson, Tucker J. Behrns
  • X-RAY TUBE AND GAMMA SOURCE FOCAL SPOT TUNING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190051424
    Abstract: An apparatus (112) provides for tuning of an effective focal spot size of a radiation source. The apparatus may comprise a plurality of inter-channel structures (214) defining a plurality of channels (216) passing through the apparatus from a first surface (218) to a second surface (220). The inter-channel structures comprise a first substance and the channels contains a second substance. The first substance attenuates radiation more than the second substance. The inter-channel structures may define the channels such that lines passing through the channels converge at a location on or near the surface of a focal spot (212).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Brett A. Muehlhauser, Matthew J. Johnson, Tucker J. Behrns