US Patent Issued to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE on Sept. 1 for "Forced oil circulation in X-ray tube without external hoses" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,753, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Forced oil circulation in X-ray tube without external hoses" was invented by Anup G. Nair (Bengaluru, India), John J. McCabe (West Milwaukee, Wis.) and Carey S. Rogers (West Milwaukee, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray tube housing is disclosed that has oil channels integrated (e.g., built into) the X-ray tube housing that accommodate a flow of oil through interior spaces of the X-ray tube housing. A first oil channel from a mid-casing portion of the X-ray tube housing to a pump housing inlet is built into the mid-casing portion, and a s...