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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Roy Rudd, Akron, OH (US);
Benjamin John Olechnowicz, Stow, OH (US);
Stephen William Manring, Sunbury, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/00 (2006.01); B23K 33/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/028 (2006.01); B23K 9/235 (2006.01); B23K 26/20 (2014.01); B23K 26/28 (2014.01); B23K 26/30 (2014.01); H01J 47/00 (2006.01); H01J 47/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/008 (2013.01); B23K 33/002 (2013.01); B23K 9/0026 (2013.01); B23K 9/0286 (2013.01); B23K 9/235 (2013.01); B23K 26/206 (2013.01); B23K 26/285 (2013.01); B23K 26/421 (2013.01); B23K 33/006 (2013.01); H01J 47/002 (2013.01); H01J 47/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detector includes an outer shell having a shell profile in which a welded portion of the shell profile extends as an annular flange in an outward direction relative to a center axis of the outer shell. The detector further includes an end cap positioned adjacent the welded portion of the outer shell. The end cap and the welded portion of the outer shell are welded together to form a seal. A method of making a detector is also provided.