H01J 2235/08
Targets and x-ray converters
Official title: Targets (anodes) and X-ray converters
H01J2235/08 (Targets and x-ray converters) appears on 620 US grants and 653 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01J- Granted patents
- 620
- Published applications
- 653
- Assignees
- 261
- Inventors
- 1,152
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 13 |
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| 2006 | 9 | 14 |
| 2007 | 19 | 26 |
| 2008 | 22 | 28 |
| 2009 | 18 | 25 |
| 2010 | 27 | 55 |
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| 2014 | 20 | 36 |
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| 2019 | 35 | 31 |
| 2020 | 36 | 37 |
| 2021 | 32 | 27 |
| 2022 | 27 | 26 |
| 2023 | 20 | 24 |
| 2024 | 21 | 28 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 |
| 2026 | 12 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Patterned X-ray emitting target29 Sep 2026US 12,749,642 B2Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
- System for production of radioisotopes by bremsstrahlung comprising a curved converter25 Aug 2026US 12,718,965 B2Ion Beam Applications S. A.
- Irradiation apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,708,682 B2Precision X-Ray, Inc.
- Irradiation apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,708,685 B2Precision X-Ray, Inc.
- Multi-metal patterned anode for computed tomography X-ray systems2 Jun 2026US 12,646,676 B2National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- X-ray source for an x-ray imaging system, x-ray imaging system and method for operating an x-ray imaging system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202357 A1Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
- X-ray rotating anode with two different grain structures in the focal track coating16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204507 A1Plansee SE
- X-ray source for an x-ray imaging system and x-ray imaging system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204509 A1Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
- Rotating anode for x-ray tube, x-ray tube, x-ray inspection apparatus, and method for manufacturing rotating anode for x-ray tube9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196436 A1Niterra Materials Co., Ltd.
- X-ray windows, x-ray tubes, and methods of manufacture21 May 2026US 2026/0142116 A1Varex Imaging Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Differential interference phase contrast X-ray imaging system115US 8,073,099 B2Shenzhen University · 2011
- Rotating anode x-ray tube with multiple simultaneously emitting focal spots105US 6,125,167 APicker International, Inc. · 2000
- Multi-energy x-ray source96US 7,649,981 B2Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2010
- X-ray sources84US 7,349,525 B2Rapiscan Systems, Inc. · 2008
- X-ray scanning method and apparatus82US 6,183,139 B2Cardiac Mariners, Inc. · 2001