ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,440, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Moxtek Inc. (Orem, Utah).
"X-ray tube with stable electron beam" was invented by Kasey Otho Greenland (South Jordan, Utah) and Todd S. Parker (Kaysville, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An x-ray tube can have a stable electron beam with resulting stable x-ray beam, reduced arcing failure of the x-ray tube, and reduced shielding mass. The x-ray tube can include a cathode and an anode electrically insulated from each other by a first enclosure and a second enclosure. A blocking disc can be located at or near a junction of the first enclosure and the second enclosure. A field-shaping cup can...