US Patent Issued to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE on Aug. 4 for "Systems for a heat transfer bolted joint" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,080, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Systems for a heat transfer bolted joint" was invented by Kevin S Kruse (Muskego, Wis.) and Richie Tran (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems are provided a heat transfer bolted joint of an X-ray detector module. The heat transfer bolted joint includes a first surface comprising an alignment protrusion, a first alignment datum vertically extending from the alignment protrusion, a first bolt hole passing through the alignment protrusion, a compressible metal washer circumferentially surrounding the alignment protrusion and in direct face-s...