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X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device

Granted 2 Apr 2019 · no office action yet

Current assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC · originally General Electric

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Inventors: Alex Ryan, Chad Smith, Brandon Smith, Mike Hebert +2 · Examiner: Anhdao Doan · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/585,484
filed 23 Nov 2016
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US D844785
granted 2 Apr 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of X-ray…

FIG. 1 is a front view of X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device, according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

FIG. 7 is a left top and rear perspective view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

FIG. 8 is a left top and front perspective view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

FIG. 9 is a right and rear perspective view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial rear perspective view of the X-ray generator tube for a medical imaging device.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-10 are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design. For purposes of clarity, FIG. 10 shows the X-ray generator tube coupled to a computed tomography gantry and positioned immediately next to a high voltage tank. The gantry and the tank are depicted in long and short dashed lines, and are shown for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

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D24/158

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