H01J 35/10
Rotary anodes
Official title: Rotary anodes; Arrangements for rotating anodes; Cooling rotary anodes
H01J35/10 (Rotary anodes) appears on 884 US grants and 537 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01J- Granted patents
- 884
- Published applications
- 537
- Assignees
- 214
- Inventors
- 1,266
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 6 |
| 2002 | 32 | 16 |
| 2003 | 20 | 7 |
| 2004 | 13 | 18 |
| 2005 | 12 | 22 |
| 2006 | 20 | 21 |
| 2007 | 25 | 22 |
| 2008 | 20 | 26 |
| 2009 | 21 | 22 |
| 2010 | 16 | 36 |
| 2011 | 20 | 24 |
| 2012 | 19 | 27 |
| 2013 | 16 | 17 |
| 2014 | 16 | 23 |
| 2015 | 22 | 27 |
| 2016 | 22 | 17 |
| 2017 | 18 | 22 |
| 2018 | 25 | 33 |
| 2019 | 23 | 31 |
| 2020 | 40 | 26 |
| 2021 | 29 | 22 |
| 2022 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 | 12 |
| 2025 | 13 | 16 |
| 2026 | 7 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Smart power system and method to protect an X-ray tube during a power outage15 Sep 2026US 12,739,960 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Rotor component for a rotary X-ray anode18 Aug 2026US 12,712,142 B2Plansee SE
- Thrust bearing vent for a liquid metal bearing assembly14 Jul 2026US 12,683,109 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Sliding bearing unit and rotating anode X-ray tube7 Jul 2026US 12,676,277 B2Canon Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
- Electric motor for dual ended x-ray tube14 Apr 2026US 12,603,244 B2Varex Imaging Corporation
- Surface treatment method, stainless steel component, x-ray tube, x-ray tube device, manufacturing method of stainless steel component, and manufacturing method of x-ray tube10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269166 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- System and method for cathode controlled anode impact temperature27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253830 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- X-ray rotating anode with two different grain structures in the focal track coating16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204507 A1Plansee SE
- Rotating anode for x-ray tube, x-ray tube, x-ray inspection apparatus, and method for manufacturing rotating anode for x-ray tube9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196436 A1Niterra Materials Co., Ltd.
- Source caps with diamond anode targets for a radiation delivery system23 Apr 2026US 2026/0112564 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Liquid cooled anode x-ray tubes179US 4,622,687 A1986
- High intensity microfocus X-ray source for industrial computerized tomography and digital fluoroscopy127US 4,607,380 AGeneral Electric Company · 1986
- Rotating anode x-ray tube with multiple simultaneously emitting focal spots105US 6,125,167 APicker International, Inc. · 2000
- Multi-energy x-ray source96US 7,649,981 B2Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2010
- Computerized tomographic scanner having a toroidal x-ray tube with a stationary annular anode and a rotating cathode assembly78US 5,305,363 APicker International, Inc. · 1994