US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS on Oct. 27 for "Magnetic deflector and methods of use thereof" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,969, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (Denton, Texas).

"Magnetic deflector and methods of use thereof" was invented by Gary Alan Glass (Denton, Texas), Todd Byers (Denton, Texas) and Bibhudutta Rout (Denton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various examples are provided related to magnetic deflectors and their use in, e.g., proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectroscopy. In one example, a magnetic deflector includes first and second magnets separated by a gap; a ferromagnetic yoke surrounding the magnets, the yoke extending between a ferromagnetic front cover and rear cover, each including a canal e...