ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,243, issued on April 14, was assigned to SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG (Forchheim, Germany).
"X-ray emitter and mobile x-ray device" was invented by Philipp Bernhardt (Forchheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to achieve effective cooling, an X-ray emitter with a tube housing having a vacuum is provided. At least one anode is arranged in the tube housing, such that the anode is irradiated by an electron beam generated in a cathode and accelerated through an electrical field. The anode is excited, such that an X-ray deceleration radiation is emitted. The X-ray emitter has a thermoelectric converter (e.g., at least one ther...