US Patent Issued to SCHOTT, SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA on May 27 for "Shielding mask for scattered ionizing radiation and method for production thereof" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,647, issued on May 27, was assigned to SCHOTT AG (Mainz, Germany) and SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA INC. (Rye Brook, N.Y.).

"Shielding mask for scattered ionizing radiation and method for production thereof" was invented by Oliver Sohr (Mainz, Germany), Sebastian Leugner (Gernsheim, Germany), Philipp Treis (Bingen am Rhein, Germany), Kevin Tabor (Webster, Mass.) and Michael Dargie (Southbridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shielding mesh to counter scattered ionizing radiation is provided. The shielding mesh includes a plate, arrangement of depressions, a mesh of trenches, and an x-ray-absorbing material. The plate has a first side ...