US2756368A
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Insulated electrical power translation apparatus
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1950-06-30
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Granted: 1956-07-24
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Expires: 1970-06-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Malvern J Gross
- 👤 Richard B Gustafson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:36
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05G; H05G1/00; H05G1/08; H05G1/26; H05G1/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A TANK OF LIGHT WEIGHT, THIN GUAGE MATERIAL, HAVING AN OPEN TOP, A REMOVABLE COVER CLOSING SAID OPEN TOP, WHEREBY TO ENCLOSE SULFPHUR HEXAFLUOIRDE AS AN INSULATING GAS WITHIN SAID TANK SUBSTANTIALLY AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, AND A POWER TRANSLATION SYSTEM FOR ENERGIZING AN X-RAY GENERATING TUBE, SAID SYSTEM EMBODYING DEVICE SUSPENDED ON SAID COVER AND ENCLOSED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER IN POSITION RELATIVELY INSULATED BY SAID GAS, AND INCLUDING A HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER, ELECTRONIC RECTIFIERS ELECTICALLY CONNECTED THEREWITH, TRANSFORMER MEANS FOR ENERGIZING THE CATHODES SAID RECTIFIER ELEMENTS, AND A FILAMENT TRANSFORMER FOR SUPPLYING POWER FOR ENERGIZING THE CATHODE OF AN X-RAY GENERATING TUBE, SAID COVER BEING FORMED WITH AN OPENING FOR CHARGING THE GAS INTO THE TANK, SAID COVER BEING FITTED WITH HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHING FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID RECTIFIERS AND THE OUTPUT SIDE OF SAID FILAMENT TRANSFORMER WITH AN X-RAY GENERATING TUBE OUTWARDLY OF THE TANK, AND A CONNECTION BLOCK ON SAID COVER PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF SAID TRANSFORMERS WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY OUTWARDLY OF THE TANK, SAID COVER BEING PROVIDED WITH HANDLES WHEREBY TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF THE COVER AND COVER SUSPENDED DEVICES FROM THE TANK, AND TO FACILITATE PORTENERAGE OF THE TANK ENCLOSED APPARATUS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A TANK OF LIGHT WEIGHT, THIN GUAGE MATERIAL, HAVING AN OPEN TOP, A REMOVABLE COVER CLOSING SAID OPEN TOP, WHEREBY TO ENCLOSE SULFPHUR HEXAFLUOIRDE AS AN INSULATING GAS WITHIN SAID TANK SUBSTANTIALLY AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, AND A POWER TRANSLATION SYSTEM FOR ENERGIZING AN X-RAY GENERATING TUBE, SAID SYSTEM EMBODYING DEVICE SUSPENDED ON SAID COVER AND ENCLOSED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER IN POSITION RELATIVELY INSULATED BY SAID GAS, AND INCLUDING A HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER, ELECTRONIC RECTIFIERS ELECTICALLY CONNECTED THEREWITH, TRANSFORMER MEANS FOR ENERGIZING THE CATHODES SAID RECTIFIER ELEMENTS, AND A FILAMENT TRANSFORMER FOR SUPPLYING POWER FOR ENERGIZING THE CATHODE OF AN X-RAY GENERATING TUBE, SAID COVER BEING FORMED WITH AN OPENING FOR CHARGING THE GAS INTO THE TANK, SAID COVER BEING FITTED WITH HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHING FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID RECTIFIERS AND THE OUTPUT SIDE OF SAID FILAMENT TRANSFORMER WITH AN X-RAY GENERATING TUBE OUTWARDLY OF THE TANK, AND A CONNECTION BLOCK ON SAID COVER PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF SAID TRANSFORMERS WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY OUTWARDLY OF THE TANK, SAID COVER BEING PROVIDED WITH HANDLES WHEREBY TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF THE COVER AND COVER SUSPENDED DEVICES FROM THE TANK, AND TO FACILITATE PORTENERAGE OF THE TANK ENCLOSED APPARATUS.
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