F16C 2380/16
X-ray tubes
F16C2380/16 (X-ray tubes) appears on 64 US grants and 49 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 49
- Assignees
- 24
- Inventors
- 124
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sliding bearing unit and rotating anode X-ray tube7 Jul 2026US 12,676,277 B2Canon Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
- X-ray tube bearing assembly and X-ray tube18 Nov 2025US 12,476,067 B2Siemens Healthineers AG
- Sliding bearing unit and rotary anode type X-RAY tube30 Sep 2025US 12,431,317 B2Canon Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for a liquid metal bearing assembly fill port and plug3 Jun 2025US 12,322,566 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Rotary anode bearing assembly and rotary anode for X-ray tube and method for assembling a rotary anode bearing assembly8 Apr 2025US 12,272,516 B2MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Telescopic cylinder and x-ray imaging system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191483 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Rotating anode x-ray tube12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074137 A1Canon Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
- Thrust bearing vent for a liquid metal bearing assembly1 May 2025US 2025/0140508 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Systems and methods for liquid metal bearing assembly2 Jan 2025US 2025/0006449 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Systems and methods for a liquid metal bearing assembly fill port and plug2 Jan 2025US 2025/0006450 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotary-anode X-ray tube51US 4,210,371 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1980
- Bearing assembly including rotating element and magnetic bearings33US 6,198,803 B1General Electric Company · 2001
- Magnetically levitated object23US 4,356,772 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1982
- Electromagnetic bearing23US 4,583,794 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1986
- System for the suspension of a rotating anode of an x-ray tube with passive magnetic bearings22US 5,010,563 AGeneral Electric CGR S.A. · 1991