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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7203281 | Encapsulated stator assembly for an x-ray tube An encapsulated stator assembly for use in stator-driven devices is disclosed. The encapsulated stator assembly includes a stator and a covering portion that envelops the stator. The purpose of the covering portion is multi-fold: first, the covering portion serves a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7162837 | Structural member stabilizing system A bracket connects a structural member to a structural element to stabilize the structural member against movement. The bracket includes connector portions for connecting the bracket to tensioned stabilizing cables or other structural stabilizing elements and one or... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6600809 | Nondestructive inspection apparatus A nondestructive inspection apparatus with integrated power supply comprises a molded power supply section (14) having a resin-molded high voltage (e.g. 160 kV) generating section (15) secured to the base of a tubular section (2). The durability and handl... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6487273 | X-ray tube having an integral housing assembly The present invention is directed to a radiographic apparatus that utilizes a single integral housing for providing an evacuated envelope for an anode and cathode assembly. The integral housing provides sufficient radiation blocking and heat transfer char... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6361208 | Mammography x-ray tube having an integral housing assembly The present invention is directed to a radiographic apparatus that utilizes a single integral housing for providing an evacuated envelope for an anode and cathode assembly. The integral housing provides sufficient radiation blocking and heat transfer char... | 03/26/2002 |
| 5923723 | High-voltage generator for an X-ray generator A high-voltage generator having components cast in a casting compound is in use flexible and service-friendly. The high-voltage generator has an anode side module and a cathode side module with respective components of these modules at the high-voltage si... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5878109 | X-ray apparatus An X-ray apparatus includes an X-ray source with an X-ray tube (2) arranged in a protective tube housing (1) and a filament converter which is connected to the cathode (3) of the X-ray tube (2) and accommodated in the protective tube housing (1). Because ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5497409 | Radiogenic unit A radiogenic unit includes an X-ray tube having an anode disposed at a first end thereof and a cathode disposed at a second end thereof, a high-voltage supply circuit which supplies power to the X-ray tube in single pole mode and which includes a heating ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5309497 | X-ray radiator having an externally accessible fastening means An x-ray radiator has an x-ray tube disposed in a protective housing and a fastening means having a portion attached to the x-ray tube inside the housing, and a portion which extends through the housing to the exterior of the housing. The exterior portion... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5253284 | X-Ray tube noise reduction using non-glass inserts Noise is reduced in an X-ray tube by inserting a non-glass insert between sections of the glass vacuum tube. The non-glass insert has an impedance which is significantly different than the impedance of the glass tube sections. This impedance mismatch inhi... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5159618 | X-ray tube enclosure with resistive coating A X-ray emissive vacuum tube is fully enclosed in an electrically conductive casing with electrical terminals through which bias potentials are applied to the tube. Occasionally an arc discharge occurs between electrodes within the tube generating a high ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4841554 | X-ray scanner for inspecting articles moving therethrough An x-ray scanner for inspecting articles moving therethrough, such as on a conveyor, has a frame on which an x-ray source, a collimator for the x-ray beam, and a radiation detector are mounted. The frame resists flexural and torsional stresses so as to ma... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4613754 | Tomographic calibration apparatus An apparatus for providing data for the calibration of the atomic number and density of a test material being scanned in the radiation field of a computerized axial tomographic scanner (CAT). The apparatus comprises a housing which is adapted to be positi... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4427946 | Mobile ionization chamber with portable power supply packaged in insulated housing This invention relates to a mobile ionization chamber assembly for monitoring the amount of radiation delivered to an X-ray film from an X-ray source. The ionization chamber together with a portable power supply therefor are encased in an insulated housin... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4247782 | X-ray tube unit An X-ray tube unit for neutral-grounded use which comprises an X-ray tube having an envelope with the central portion formed of a metal cylinder, a housing containing the X-ray tube, and a lead wire extending from the cylinder to the outside of the housin... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4188559 | Rotary anode X-ray tube A rotary anode X-ray tube capable of operating at very high voltages of several hundred thousand volts. The rotor and the stator of the motor for the rotary anode are electrically connected to the anode which is itself raised to a positive DC potential, w... | 02/12/1980 |
