Patents by Inventor Peter C. Eloff

Peter C. Eloff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Metallic alloy for X-ray target
    Patent number: 5222116
    Abstract: An X-ray tube anode which is composed of a refractory metal having a focal track thereon with the refractory metal including tantalum, hafnium, zirconium and carbon in a minor amount and molybdenum in a major amount. The anode has improved high temperature properties and fabricability. It can be utilized alone or in combination with the usual graphite portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter C. Eloff, Gregory Reznikov
  • Thermal emissive coating for x-ray targets
    Patent number: 4953190
    Abstract: A high thermal emittance coating for an x-ray tube anode target which permits broader application parameters and a stable coating. The coating is composed of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 present in an amount of 50% to 80% by weight and ZrO.sub.2 or La.sub.2 O.sub.3 and TiO.sub.2 present in an amount of 50% to 20% by weight with the TiO.sub.2 and ZrO.sub.2 or La.sub.2 O.sub.3 being present in a ratio in the range of 1:1 to 10:1. A preferable coating is composed of about 80% by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 20% by weight of TiO.sub.2 and ZrO.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dennis G. Kukoleck, Peter C. Eloff