Thomas G Ebben, Age 6061 Hedrick Dr, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538

6351680, Feb 26, 2002

May 14, 1999

09/312690

Mohamed Ahmed Ali - Niskayuna NY
Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli - Niskayuna NY
Bijan Dorri - Clifton Park NY
Thomas Gerard Ebben - Sullivan WI
Aniruddha Dattatraya Gadre - Niskayuna NY
Michael Solomon Idelchik - Mequon WI
Brian Douglas Lounsberry - Thiensville WI
Arlie Russell Martin - Ballston Spa NY
Mark Alan Preston - Niskayuna NY
Raymond Kelsey Seymour - Plainville CT
Douglas J. Snyder - Brookfield WI

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

G06F 1900

700109, 700 97

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for performing quality function deployment for a system having a plurality of levels. The method includes obtaining a plurality of first level critical to quality parameters and obtaining a plurality of first level key control parameters. A first level quality matrix is generated identifying an effect at least one first level key control parameter has on at least one first level critical to quality parameter. The first level key control parameters are arranged into a first group and a second group. A second level quality matrix is generated for the first group. The second level quality matrix includes second level critical to quality parameters corresponding to the first group of first level key control parameters and a second level key control parameter. The second level quality matrix identifies an effect said second level key control parameter has on at least one second level critical to quality parameter.

6405344, Jun 11, 2002

May 14, 1999

09/312688

Mohamed Ahmed Ali - Niskayuna NY
Vivek Bhatt - Wauwatosa WI
Bijan Dorri - Clifton Park NY
Thomas Gerard Ebben - Sullivan WI
Michael Solomon Idelchik - Mequon WI
Brian Douglas Lounsberry - Thiensville WI
Arlie Russell Martin - Ballston Spa NY
Michael Charles Ostrowski - Glenville NY
Douglas J. Snyder - Brookfield WI

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

G06F 1750

716 2, 716 1

A method for performing design trade-off. A plurality of critical to quality parameters corresponding to features of the design are obtained. A plurality of design specifications, each design specification corresponding to one of the critical to quality parameters, are also obtained. A plurality of designs are obtained where each design includes a plurality of design values and each design value corresponds to one of the critical to quality parameters. The design values are compared to the design specifications for each of the plurality of designs. A total score is generated for each design in response to the comparison.

6477231, Nov 5, 2002

Dec 29, 2000

09/751631

Douglas J. Snyder - Brookfield WI
Craig Higgins - Milwaukee WI
John Warren - Waukesha WI
Mark Vermilyea - Niskayuna NY
Thomas Ebben - Sullivan WI

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

H01J 3510

378130, 378141, 378127

An x-ray generating device or system include an anode assembly including a target; a cathode assembly disposed at a distance from the anode assembly, the cathode assembly configured to emit electrons that strike the target of the anode assembly, producing x-rays and residual energy; a heat receptor, positioned between the anode assembly and a bearing assembly supporting the anode assembly, for absorbing an amount of the residual energy; and a heat exchanger, in thermal communication with the heat receptor, for carrying a cooling medium and conducting an amount of the residual energy absorbed by the heat receptor away from the heat receptor.

6553097, Apr 22, 2003

Jan 12, 2001

09/759369

Steve Hansen - Port Washington WI
Douglas J. Snyder - Brookfield WI
Thomas Ebben - Sullivan WI
John Warren - North Reading MA
Paul Neitzke - Menomonee Falls WI
Craig Higgins - Eau Claire WI

GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC - WI

H01I 3500

378144, 378143

An x-ray tube and x-ray system including an anode assembly having a shaft with a first end and a second end, a target connected to the first end of the shaft, and a rotor connected to the second end of the shaft. The anode assembly further having spaced-apart bearings rotatably supporting the shaft. The shaft, target, and rotor positioned relative to each other such that the center of gravity of the combination of the shaft, the target, and the rotor is positioned between the bearings. Additionally, the target and rotor may be flexibly interconnected allowing the beneficial use of gyroscopic effects.

6704392, Mar 9, 2004

Jul 3, 2001

09/898760

Thomas G. Ebben - Sullivan WI
Douglas J. Snyder - Brookfield WI

GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC - Waukesha WI

H01J 3510

378144

A computed tomography system comprises a gantry and an x-ray tube. The gantry rotates about a gantry axis of rotation. The x-ray tube is mounted to the gantry, and comprises a rotatable assembly having a tube axis of rotation. The tube axis of rotation is angularly displaced from the gantry axis of rotation by a tilt angle. Rotation of the x-ray tube about the gantry axis of rotation produces a first moment, and rotation of the rotatable assembly about the tube axis of rotation produces a second moment that opposes the first moment.

6173996, Jan 16, 2001

Dec 29, 1999

9/474393

Mark O. Derakhshan - West Allis WI
Thomas G. Ebben - Sullivan WI

General Electric Company - Milwaukee WI

F16L 3500

285114

A method is used for interfacing materials of dissimilar thermal expansion in an X-ray tube. Initially, a first joint is identified, which has a first component to be received into a second component. Typically, the first component has a higher coefficient of expansion than the second component, so the purpose of the invention is to reduce the physical expansion of that component in the joint. A plurality of slots is introduced along the approximate axial length of a coupling member at the joint, to achieve the aforementioned purpose. The coupling member is provided between the two components, and has a thermal expansion rate greater than one component and less than the other component.

5570021, Oct 29, 1996

Oct 10, 1995

8/541673

Roman I. Dachniwskyj - Pewaukee WI
David E. Dean - Florence SC
Thomas G. Ebben - Sullivan WI
Perry S. Frederick - Waukesha WI
Donald J. Jenders - Brookfield WI
Michael J. Radziun - Waterford WI
Peter L. Sue - Florence SC

General Electric Company - Milwaukee WI

G01V 300

324318

An arrangement is provided for supporting the inner and outer gradient coils of one or more gradient coil sets, the coils of each gradient coil set providing one of the orthogonal gradient magnetic fields for an MR imaging system. The arrangement includes an inner cylindrical coil form disposed to supportably carry an inner gradient coil of a coil set, an outer cylindrical coil form in coaxial spaced-apart relationship with the inner coil form disposed to supportably carry an outer gradient coil of the coil set, and a stiffening cylinder positioned between the inner and outer coil forms to divide the space therebetween into first and second volumes. A thermally conductive adhesive material, such as an epoxy containing alumina particulate material, is inserted into the first and second volumes to bond both the inner and outer coil forms to the stiffening cylinder, in order to hold the inner and outer gradient coils respectively carried by the coil forms in rigid fixed relationship with respect to one another.

5689543, Nov 18, 1997

Dec 18, 1996

8/768642

Brian J. Graves - Waukesha WI
Thomas G. Ebben - Sullivan WI
Douglas J. Snyder - Brookfiled WI

General Electric Company - Milwaukee WI

H01J 3510

378144

A method of balancing X-ray anodes wherein the anode rotor is dynamically balanced separately from the anode target, the anode target is then attached to the anode rotor to provide the assembled anode, and the assembled anode is then dynamically balanced. This sequential balancing method has the advantage that it results in an anode which remains balanced during operation at speeds up to and exceeding the anode's critical speeds, even though the dynamic balancing steps may be performed at speeds substantially below the anode's critical speeds. This is also convenient because at such low balancing speeds, the dynamic balancing steps can be performed in air rather than vacuum without concern for oxidation and spalling of the rotor bearings, excessive vibration, and potential safety concerns.