US Patent Issued to SHIMADZU on July 14 for "X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and power supply apparatus" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,972, issued on July 14, was assigned to SHIMADZU Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and power supply apparatus" was invented by Yohei Ukai (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power supply that applies a tube voltage to a target includes a transformer, a switching circuit connected to a primary side of the transformer, and a substrate to which the switching circuit and the transformer are connected, the substrate including a first layer and a second layer. The transformer includes a first primary winding and a second primary winding on the primary side. A first wiring pattern that connects the first prim...