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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas C Tiearney, Jr, Waukesha, WI (US);
William D Love, Waukesha, WI (US);
David K Moorman, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378143 ; 378144 ; 378125 ;
Abstract
A composite target for an x-ray tube has a graphite substrate portion and a metal portion, the two portions being bonded together by a platinum brace. A tantalum wetting agent layer on the graphite acts to improve the bond by causing the platinum to better wet the graphite portion.