ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,292, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC (Chicago).
"Compact 2D scanner magnet with double-helix coils" was invented by Brahim Mustapha (Naperville, Ill.), Jerry A. Nolen Jr. (Chicago) and Rainer Meinke (Melbourne, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact two-dimensional (2D) scanning magnet for scanning ion beams is provided. The compact 2D scanning magnet may include an outer double-helix coil and an inner double-helix coil that is disposed within the outer double-helix coil and is rotated about an axis relative to the outer double-helix coil. The outer double-helix coil may include a first outer coil confi...