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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2012
Ben David Poquette, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Thomas Carson Tiearney, Jr., Waukesha, WI (US);
Gregory Alan Steinlage, Hartland, WI (US);
Michael Scott Hebert, Muskego, WI (US);
Donald Robert Allen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Christian Bennett Fuller, New Berlin, WI (US);
Ben David Poquette, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Thomas Carson Tiearney, Jr., Waukesha, WI (US);
Gregory Alan Steinlage, Hartland, WI (US);
Michael Scott Hebert, Muskego, WI (US);
Donald Robert Allen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Christian Bennett Fuller, New Berlin, WI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An x-ray tube includes a frame enclosing a high vacuum, a cathode positioned within the enclosure, and a target assembly. The target assembly includes a target cap, a focal track material positioned on the target cap to receive electrons from the cathode, and a foam material positioned within a cavity of the target cap and positioned proximate the focal track. The x-ray tube also includes a bearing assembly attached to the frame and configured to support the target assembly.