Abstract: A bearing assembly mounted in an x-ray tube includes a bearing race and a bearing ball positioned adjacent to the bearing race. A lubricant is deposited on a first portion of a bare metal of one of the bearing race and the bearing ball, and a metal matrix deposited on a second portion of the bare metal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 23, 2006
Date of Patent:
March 17, 2009
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Krishnamurthy Anand, Dennis Michael Gray, Pazhayannur R. Subramanian, Srinidhi Sampath, Carey Shawn Rogers, Steven Alfred Tysoe, Richard Arthur Nardi