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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas D. Schaefer, Brookfield, WI (US);
Ron Kent Hockersmith, Waukesha, WI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Schaefer, Brookfield, WI (US);
Ron Kent Hockersmith, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/20 (2006.01); H01J 35/10 (2006.01); H01J 35/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An x-ray tube includes a stationary base and a passage therein. The x-ray tube includes an anode frame having an anode positioned adjacent to a first end and having a neck at a second end, the neck extends into the passage, wherein the anode frame is configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the passage. A hermetic seal is positioned about the neck between the neck and the stationary base.