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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Xi Zhang, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Ethan James Westcot, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Vance Scott Robinson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Xi Zhang, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Ethan James Westcot, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Vance Scott Robinson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to electron emitters for use in conjunction with X-ray devices. In one embodiment, the emitter features a round emission area capable of emitting electrons when heated, wherein the round emission area comprises at least one of a gap, a channel, or a combination thereof that separates a first portion of the round emission area from a second portion of the round emission area and permits thermal expansion of the first portion and the second portion within the at least one gap or channel without permitting the first portion and the second portion to touch one another. The two electrically conductive legs coupled to the surface at respective locations outside the round emission area and that are capable of supplying current to the round emission area.