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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
May. 08, 2020
Applicant:
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Nidhishri Tapadia, Arvada, CO (US);
Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Andrew Thomas Cross, Waterford, NY (US);
Ian Strider Hunt, Sussex, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/103 (2013.01); H01J 35/104 (2019.05); H01J 35/107 (2019.05); H01J 35/1024 (2019.05); H01J 35/106 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1026 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1073 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1086 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1204 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1208 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1266 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for an x-ray imaging system. In one example, an x-ray tube of the imaging system includes a rotor with a core forming a continuous unit with at least one of a retention sleeve and a bearing assembly sleeve. The rotor further includes one or more magnets disposed in the core and maintained in place by the retention sleeve.