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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Alan Steinlage, Hartland, WI (US);
Marshall Gordon Jones, Scotia, NY (US);
Donald Robert Allen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Ben David Poquette, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/08 (2006.01); H01J 35/10 (2006.01); H01J 37/305 (2006.01); C23C 26/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/108 (2013.01); H01J 35/08 (2013.01); H01J 37/305 (2013.01); C23C 26/02 (2013.01); H01J 35/10 (2013.01); H01J 2235/081 (2013.01); H01J 2235/083 (2013.01); H01J 2235/085 (2013.01); H01J 2235/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for applying a target track material to an x-ray tube target includes a controller configured to direct a beam of energy toward an x-ray tube target, and direct a solid stock material toward the beam of energy to cause the solid stock material to melt and deposit as a melted material on the x-ray tube target.