General Electric Company

Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

John McCabe

Ian Strider Hunt

Michael Scott Hebert

Andrew Thomas Triscari

Kevin Shane Kruse

Adolfo Delgado Marquez

Alexander Ryan

Alxander Thomas Ryan

Systems and methods related to hydrodynamic bearings are provided. One example system includes a hydrodynamic bearing including a rotational component configured to attach to an anode and a stationary component. The stationary component includes a bearing surface having a plurality of grooves configured to generate pressure in a fluid interface during rotation of the rotational component and where the bearing surface includes at least one recessed section profiled based on an expected pattern of wear.

Hydrodynamic bearing system and method for manufacturing the hydrodynamic bearing system

An X-ray tube is provided. The X-ray tube includes a bearing configured to couple to an anode. The bearing includes a stationary member, a rotary member configured to rotate with respect to the stationary member during operation of the X-ray tube, and a support feature configured to minimize bending moment along a surface of the stationary member to reduce deflection of the stationary member relative to the rotary member due to radial loads during operation of the X-ray tube.

System and method for reducing relative bearing shaft deflection in an X-ray tube

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Wauwatosa, WI, United States of America

John McCabe