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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dennis Joseph Dalpe, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Alan Knudsen, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 2/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 2/704 ;
Abstract
An x-ray cathode filament comprises a recrystallized coiled wire that comprises rhenium in a range from about 3 to about 7 weight percent with the balance being tungsten that is doped with potassium at a concentration in a range from about 30 to about 110 PPM. The filament comprises interlocked grains of an average size greater than about 20 microns.