US Patent Issued to CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES on Sept. 30 for "Sliding bearing unit and rotary anode type X-RAY tube" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,317, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES Co. LTD. (Otawara, Japan).

"Sliding bearing unit and rotary anode type X-RAY tube" was invented by Hideki Ide (Otawara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a sliding bearing unit includes a stationary shaft including a first radial bearing surface, a rotor, and a lubricant. The rotor includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder. The second cylinder includes a second radial bearing surface and is restricted in operation so that it does not rotate relative to the first cylinder. The lubricant, together with the first radial bearing...