ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,775, issued on May 27, was assigned to Excillum AB (Kista, Sweden).
"X-ray system" was invented by Ulf Lundstrom (Kista, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray system is disclosed, including an electron-impact X-ray source configured to generate an X-ray beam; a radiation-shielded housing having an X-ray outlet port; an X-ray optical element arranged within the radiation-shielded housing configured to direct the X-ray beam toward the outlet port; a shutter arranged at the outlet port, the shutter being movable between an open position at which X-ray output through the outlet port is allowed, and a closed position at which X-r...