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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2004
Harith Vadari, Karnataka, IN;
Ram Turaga, Bangalore, IN;
Mayank Tiwari, Karnataka, IN;
Hombe Gowda, Bangalore, IN;
Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Frédéric Dahan, Vivaldl, FR;
Thomas Saint Martin, Limoura, FR;
Harith Vadari, Karnataka, IN;
Ram Turaga, Bangalore, IN;
Mayank Tiwari, Karnataka, IN;
Hombe Gowda, Bangalore, IN;
Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Frédéric Dahan, Vivaldl, FR;
Thomas Saint Martin, Limoura, FR;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing a sealing arrangement in an X-ray tube are provided. The X-ray tube includes a rotating portion having a plurality of ball bearings and a liquid metal within a housing having the ball bearings therein. The rotating portion is configured to rotate an anode. The X-ray tube further includes a sealing portion formed by a liquid metal vacuum interface configured in a radial direction to resist flow of liquid metal from the housing to a vacuum portion.