Control electrode for an x-ray tube cathode

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of a control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode according to a first embodiment the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a top-rear perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a top-front perspective view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 within a cathode assembly shown in environment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 along line 10-10 in FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 along line 11-11 in FIG. 3.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 along line 12-12 in FIG. 3.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode of FIG. 1 along line 13-13 in FIG. 3.

FIG. 14 is a top-front perspective view of a control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode with electron emitter filaments according to a second embodiment the claimed design.

FIG. 15 is a top-rear perspective view thereof.

FIG. 16 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 17 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 19 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 20 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 22 is a top-front perspective view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode with electron emitter filaments of FIG. 14 with a radiography device shown in environment.

FIG. 23 is a sectional view of control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode with electron emitter filaments of FIG. 14 along line 23-23 in FIG. 20.

FIG. 24 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode with electron emitter filaments of FIG. 14 along line 24-24 in FIG. 16.

FIG. 25 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode with electron emitter filaments of FIG. 14 along line 25-25 in FIG. 16; and,

FIG. 26 is a sectional view of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode with electron emitter filaments of FIG. 14 along line 26-26 in FIG. 16.

The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode, electron emitter filaments, and environmental subject matter that form no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot-dash broken lines showing the sectional lines form no part of the claimed design.

The oblique broken line shading illustrates interior portions of the control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a control electrode for an X-ray tube cathode as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1104265
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 2021
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 2025
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC (Wauwatosa, WI)
Inventors: Sergio Lemaitre (Whitefish Bay, WI), Kevin Kruse (Muskego, WI)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Kelly L Gross
Application Number: 29/790,932
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