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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Jesse Knight Hubbard, Riverton, UT (US);
Inventor:
Jesse Knight Hubbard, Riverton, UT (US);
Assignee:
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/06 (2013.01); H01J 2235/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electron emitters for x-ray tubes. In one example embodiment, an electron emitter for an x-ray tube includes an electron filament and a plurality of electrical leads. The electron filament defines a plurality of openings. Each lead is positioned so as to extend through one of the openings and each lead is mechanically and electrically connected to the filament proximate the opening without the presence of braze material.