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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Pascal Ponard, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Pascal Ponard, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Visuray Intech Ltd (BVI), Tortola, VG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/16 (2006.01); H01J 35/20 (2006.01); H01J 35/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/16 (2013.01); H01J 35/20 (2013.01); H01J 35/32 (2013.01); H01J 2235/163 (2013.01); H01J 2235/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and means for reduced ng the overall diameter of an x-ray tube by recessing the vacuum pumping port stub within the ground plane of the x-ray tube without adversely affecting the electrostatic fields within the vacuum tube itself are provided. In one embodiment, x-ray tubes of smaller diameter, which can be used within the highly confined diameters typically found within the pressure housings of borehole tools are used.