XRF Analyzer with a Hand Shield
AssigneeMoxtek, Inc.
InventorsVincent Floyd Jones, Daniel N. Paas
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A portable XRF analyzer includes a hand shield and a handle. In one embodiment, the XRF analyzer further comprises a power component spaced-apart from an engine component. The handle and the hand shield extend in parallel between the engine component and the power component, attaching the engine component to the power component. In another embodiment, the XRF analyzer further comprises two housing portions, each integrally formed in a single, monolithic body formed together at the same time. The two housing portions are joined together to form an XRF analyzer housing. In another embodiment, the hand shield is shorter than the handle.
Claims20
A portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer comprising:
- an engine component having an x-ray emission end and an engine component casing;
- a power component spaced-apart from the engine component;
- a handle and a hand shield extending in parallel between the engine component and the power component, attaching the engine component to the power component, and defining a finger gap therebetween;
- the hand shield disposed closer to the x-ray emission end than the handle;
- an x-ray source and an x-ray detector disposed in the engine component casing;
- the x-ray source disposed in a location and oriented to emit x-rays outward from the x-ray emission end towards a sample;
- the x-ray detector disposed in a location and oriented to receive fluoresced x-rays emitted from the sample;
- and
- the power component including electrical connections configured for electrical connection to a portable, electric power-source.
A portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer, comprising:
- an engine component having an x-ray emission end and an engine component casing;
- an x-ray source and an x-ray detector disposed in the engine component casing;
- the x-ray source disposed in a location and oriented to emit x-rays outward from the x-ray emission end towards a sample;
- the x-ray detector disposed in a location and oriented to receive fluoresced x-rays emitted from the sample;
- a handle extending from the engine component to allow a user to hold and carry the XRF analyzer;
- a hand shield extending from the engine component, parallel to the handle, and disposed closer to the x-ray emission end than the handle;
- a finger-gap between the handle and the hand shield;
- two housing portions, each housing portion comprising a material for blocking x-rays, an engine component casing section, a handle casing section extending from the engine component casing section, and a hand shield casing section extending from the engine component casing section, parallel to the handle casing section;
- the engine component casing section, the hand shield casing section, and the handle casing section of each housing portion being integrally formed in a single, monolithic body formed together at the same time;
- and
- the two housing portions joined together to form an XRF analyzer housing.
A portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer, comprising:
- an engine component having an x-ray emission end and an engine component casing;
- an x-ray source and an x-ray detector disposed in the engine component casing;
- the x-ray source disposed in a location and oriented to emit x-rays outward from the x-ray emission end towards a sample;
- the x-ray detector disposed in a location and oriented to receive fluoresced x-rays emitted from the sample;
- a handle extending from the engine component to allow a user to hold and carry the XRF analyzer;
- a hand shield extending from the engine component parallel to the handle, and disposed closer to the x-ray emission end than the handle;
- a finger-gap between the handle and the hand shield;
- and
- the hand shield is shorter than the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.