Patents by Inventor Balint Franko

Balint Franko has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240165357
    Abstract: A patient interface includes: a plenum chamber; a seal-forming structure; a positioning and stabilising structure; a plenum chamber insert configured to be positioned and retained within the plenum chamber; and a vent structure; wherein the plenum chamber insert has a plenum chamber insert port; wherein the plenum chamber insert has an exterior surface configured to be positioned adjacent to an interior surface of the plenum chamber; wherein when the plenum chamber insert is positioned and retained within the plenum chamber, a radial channel is formed by the interior surface of the plenum chamber and the exterior surface of the plenum chamber insert such that gas is able to pass between a patient-proximal side of the plenum chamber insert and a patient-distal side of the plenum chamber insert via the radial channel during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Tumul GUPTA, Michael Christopher HOGG, Luke Andrew STANISLAS, Lang Eng Siang TEH, Hans Christer Henric ENGSTROM, Lorenz EBERL, Adrian APALAKIS, Balint FRANKO
  • Patent number: 11918741
    Abstract: A patient interface includes: a plenum chamber; a seal-forming structure; a positioning and stabilising structure; a plenum chamber insert configured to be positioned and retained within the plenum chamber; and a vent structure; wherein the plenum chamber insert has a plenum chamber insert port; wherein the plenum chamber insert has an exterior surface configured to be positioned adjacent to an interior surface of the plenum chamber; wherein when the plenum chamber insert is positioned and retained within the plenum chamber, a radial channel is formed by the interior surface of the plenum chamber and the exterior surface of the plenum chamber insert such that gas is able to pass between a patient-proximal side of the plenum chamber insert and a patient-distal side of the plenum chamber insert via the radial channel during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Tumul Gupta, Michael Christopher Hogg, Luke Andrew Stanislas, Lang Eng Siang Teh, Hans Christer Henric Engstrom, Lorenz Eberl, Adrian Apalakis, Balint Franko
  • Patent number: 11624792
    Abstract: A radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body operative to be disposed on a head of a patient, and an extended lip disposed on the body and operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal. At least some of the magnetic resonance signal is emitted by a region of the patient disposed between a brain stem of the patient up to and including a vertebra of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yun-Jeong Stickle, Balint Franko, Sarah Tenley, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante, Patrick Quarterman, Nabeel Malik
  • Publication number: 20230055964
    Abstract: A patient interface includes: a plenum chamber; a seal-forming structure; a positioning and stabilising structure; a plenum chamber insert configured to be positioned and retained within the plenum chamber; and a vent structure; wherein the plenum chamber insert has a plenum chamber insert port; wherein the plenum chamber insert has an exterior surface configured to be positioned adjacent to an interior surface of the plenum chamber; wherein when the plenum chamber insert is positioned and retained within the plenum chamber, a radial channel is formed by the interior surface of the plenum chamber and the exterior surface of the plenum chamber insert such that gas is able to pass between a patient-proximal side of the plenum chamber insert and a patient-distal side of the plenum chamber insert via the radial channel during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tumul GUPTA, Michael Christopher HOGG, Luke Andrew STANISLAS, Lang Eng Siang TEH, Hans Christer Henric ENGSTROM, Lorenz EBERL, Adrian APALAKIS, Balint FRANKO
  • Patent number: 11500046
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body defining an imaging cavity for receiving a head of a patient, and one or more bracket shells disposed within the body. At least one or more coil elements operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal emitted from the patient are disposed on the bracket shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sarah Tenley, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Balint Franko, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante
  • Patent number: 11497874
    Abstract: A patient interface includes: a plenum chamber; a seal-forming structure; a positioning and stabilising structure; a plenum chamber insert configured to be positioned and retained within the plenum chamber; and a vent structure; wherein the plenum chamber insert has a plenum chamber insert port; wherein the plenum chamber insert has an exterior surface configured to be positioned adjacent to an interior surface of the plenum chamber; wherein when the plenum chamber insert is positioned and retained within the plenum chamber, a radial channel is formed by the interior surface of the plenum chamber and the exterior surface of the plenum chamber insert such that gas is able to pass between a patient-proximal side plenum chamber insert and a patient-distal side of the plenum chamber insert via the radial channel during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Tumul Gupta, Michael Christopher Hogg, Luke Andrew Stanislas, Lang Eng Siang Teh, Christer Engstrom, Lorenz Eberl, Adrian Apalakis, Balint Franko
  • Patent number: 11360168
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for neck radio frequency (RF) coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In one example, a neck RF coil assembly includes a central RF coil array including a first plurality of RF coils configured to cover a neck of a subject to be imaged, an upper RF coil array including a second plurality of RF coils extending upward from the central RF coil array and configured to cover a lower head region of the subject, and a lower RF coil array including a third plurality of RF coils extending downward from the central RF coil array and configured to cover an upper shoulder region of the subject, wherein each RF coil of the first, second, and third pluralities of RF coils comprises a loop portion comprising two distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Victor Taracila, Balint Franko, Mark Giancola, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante, Fraser John Laing Robb
  • Publication number: 20220054783
    Abstract: A patient interface includes: a plenum chamber; a seal-forming structure; a positioning and stabilising structure; a plenum chamber insert configured to be positioned and retained within the plenum chamber; and a vent structure; wherein the plenum chamber insert has a plenum chamber insert port; wherein the plenum chamber insert has an exterior surface configured to be positioned adjacent to an interior surface of the plenum chamber; wherein when the plenum chamber insert is positioned and retained within the plenum chamber, a radial channel is formed by the interior surface of the plenum chamber and the exterior surface of the plenum chamber insert such that gas is able to pass between a patient-proximal side plenum chamber insert and a patient-distal side of the plenum chamber insert via the radial channel during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Tumul GUPTA, Michael Christopher HOGG, Luke Andrew STANISLAS, Lang Eng Siang TEH, Christer ENGSTROM, Lorenz EBERL, Adrian APALAKIS, Balint FRANKO
  • Publication number: 20200408860
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one embodiment, an RF coil assembly for an MRI system includes a first end including a first set of flexible RF coil elements having a first shape, a second end including a second set of flexible RF coil elements having the first shape, and a central section extending between the first end and the second end and including a saddle shaped RF coil element. The first and second ends are bendable to the central section and the saddle shaped RF coil element is a different shape than the first shape. The saddle shaped RF coil element and each RF coil element of the first and second sets of RF coil elements includes a coupling electronics portion and at least two parallel, distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Victor Taracila, Mark Giancola, Fraser John Laing Robb, Balint Franko, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante, Yun Jeong Stickle
  • Publication number: 20200158800
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for neck radio frequency (RF) coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance imaging (MM) system. In one example, a neck RF coil assembly includes a central RF coil array including a first plurality of RF coils configured to cover a neck of a subject to be imaged, an upper RF coil array including a second plurality of RF coils extending upward from the central RF coil array and configured to cover a lower head region of the subject, and a lower RF coil array including a third plurality of RF coils extending downward from the central RF coil array and configured to cover an upper shoulder region of the subject, wherein each RF coil of the first, second, and third pluralities of RF coils comprises a loop portion comprising two distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Victor Taracila, Balint Franko, Mark Giancola, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante, Fraser John Laing Robb
  • Publication number: 20190377041
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body defining an imaging cavity for receiving a head of a patient, and one or more bracket shells disposed within the body. At least one or more coil elements operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal emitted from the patient are disposed on the bracket shells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sarah TENLEY, YunJeong STICKLE, Balint FRANKO, Clyve Konrad Rosales FOLLANTE
  • Publication number: 20190277927
    Abstract: A radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body operative to be disposed on a head of a patient, and an extended lip disposed on the body and operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal. At least some of the magnetic resonance signal is emitted by a region of the patient disposed between a brain stem of the patient up to and including a vertebra of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yun-Jeong STICKLE, Balint FRANKO, Sarah TENLEY, Clyve Konrad Rosales FOLLANTE, Patrick QUARTERMAN, Nabeel MALIK
  • Patent number: D817495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Sarah Tenley, Balint Franko, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Patrick Quarterman, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante
  • Patent number: D823471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Regis Gerard Personnelli, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Balint Franko, Sarah Tenley, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante
  • Patent number: D832442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Balint Franko, Regis Gerard Personnelli, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Sarah Tenley, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante
  • Patent number: D833617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sarah Tenley, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Balint Franko, Regis Gerard Personnelli, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante
  • Patent number: D844144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Regis Gerard Personnelli, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Balint Franko, Sarah Tenley, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante
  • Patent number: D844786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Regis Gerard Personnelli, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Balint Franko, Sarah Tenley, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante