Cathode shield
Granted 16 Dec 2025 · no office action yet
Current assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC · originally General Electric
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Inventors: Kevin S. Kruse, Sergio Lemaitre · Examiner: Amber R Stiles · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top-front-left perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top-front-left perspective view of a cathode shield according to the claimed design.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a right side view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 6 is a top view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 along line 8 - 8 in FIG. 6 .
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 along line 9 - 9 in FIG. 6 ; and,
FIG. 10 is a top-front-left perspective view of the cathode shield of FIG. 1 in a use environment showing an X-ray tube and cathode.
The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate environmental matter and portions of the cathode shield that form no part of the claimed design.
The dash-dot-dot sectional broken lines in FIG. 6 of the drawings form no part of the claimed design.
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