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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Andrew Thomas Cross, Waterford, NY (US);
Uwe Wiedmann, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Marshall Gordon Jones, Scotia, NY (US);
Carey Rogers, Waukesha, WI (US);
John Scott Price, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Joseph Darryl Michael, Delmar, NY (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Fulton Jose Lopez, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Steve Buresh, Cohoes, NY (US);
David Wagner, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
Various systems and methods are provided for a biased cathode assembly of an X-ray tube with improved thermal management and a method of manufacturing same. In one example, a cathode assembly of an X-ray tube comprises an emitter assembly including an emitter coupled to an emitter support structure, and an electrode assembly including an electrode stack and a plurality of bias electrodes. The emitter assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together. The electrode assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together, and the emitter assembly being coupled to the electrode assembly.