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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:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Christopher F. Artig, Summit Park, UT (US);
Deborah L. Salmon, Holladay, UT (US);
Inventors:
Christopher F. Artig, Summit Park, UT (US);
Deborah L. Salmon, Holladay, UT (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 (2006.01); H01J 35/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods of manufacturing an x-ray tube component, such as an evacuated housing and the like. The component has a radiation shielding layer, which is comprised of a plurality of powder metals, at least one of which is comprised of powder metal component that is substantially non-transmissive to x-radiation. The powder metal includes, for example, tungsten.