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Control electrode for an x-ray tube cathode

Granted 2 Dec 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC · originally General Electric

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Inventors: Kevin Kruse, Sergio Lemaitre · Examiner: T Chase Nelson · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/790,931
filed 21 Dec 2021
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US D1104264
granted 2 Dec 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of a control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode according to the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a top-rear perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a top-front perspective view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 within a cathode assembly shown in environment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 along line 10 - 10 in FIG. 3 .

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 along line 11 - 11 in FIG. 3 ; and,

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 along line 12 - 12 in FIG. 3 .

The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode that form no part of the claimed design.

The oblique broken line shading illustrates interior portions of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/158

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