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US 12,555,736 B2Granted
Wagon wheel shaped x-ray window support structure
AssigneeMoxtek, Inc.
InventorsGhazaleh Allaedini, Michael Zappe
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Abstract
An x-ray window 60 or 70 can include a thin film 61 sealed to a support structure 10. The support structure 10 can include an outer ring 11 encircling an outer ring aperture 15, an inner ring 12 encircling an inner aperture, and multiple spokes 13. The inner ring 12 can be located in the outer ring aperture 15. The inner ring 12 can be attached to the outer ring 11 by the multiple spokes 13. The support structure 10 shapes can optimize strength and percent open area.
Claims20
An x-ray window comprising:
- a thin film sealed to a support structure;
- the support structure including an outer ring encircling an outer ring aperture, an inner ring encircling an inner aperture, and multiple spokes;
- the inner ring is located in the outer ring aperture and is attached to the outer ring by the multiple spokes;
- the thin film spans the inner aperture and the outer ring aperture;
- the thin film includes a boron layer with at least 90 mass percent boron and a polymer layer with at least 90 mass percent polymer;
- the polymer layer is sandwiched between the boron layer and the support structure;
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- a material composition of the support structure is at least 90 mass percent silicon or at least 90 mass percent polycarbonate.
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