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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Arunvel Thangamani, Bangalore, IN;
Jayaprakash Ramakrishna, Karnataka, IN;
Inventors:
Arunvel Thangamani, Bangalore, IN;
Jayaprakash Ramakrishna, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/10 (2006.01); H01J 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing thermal insulation in an X-ray tube are provided. The method includes configuring a metallic foam to resist the heat flow in an X-ray tube. The method further comprises configuring the metallic foam for positioning in the X-ray tube to resist heat flow to bearings in the X-ray tube.