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US 10,477,661 B2Granted
Cylindrical high voltage arrangement for a miniature x-ray system
AssigneeThermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.
InventorMark T. Dinsmore
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Abstract
An embodiment of a device for producing x-rays is described that comprises an x-ray tube and a high-voltage power supply electrically coupled to the x-ray tube, where the high-voltage power supply comprises a first stack of D shaped capacitors arranged in an opposed relationship with a second stack of D shaped capacitors.
Claims17
A device for producing x-rays, the device comprising:
- an x-ray tube;
- and
- a high-voltage power supply electrically coupled to the x-ray tube, wherein the high-voltage power supply comprises a first stack of D shaped capacitors arranged in an opposed relationship with a second stack of D shaped capacitors, wherein each D shaped capacitor is substantially planar and comprises a straight edge and a semi-circular edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.