Patents by Inventor Ceara Delmore Stack

Ceara Delmore Stack 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).

  • Systems and methods for an abdominal radio frequency coil for MR imaging
    Patent number: 11519979
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for radio frequency coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance imaging system. In one example, a method comprises: flowing air through a plurality of airflow passages formed in a radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system; and receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals from an RF coil array of the RF coil assembly, wherein the RF coil array comprises a plurality of RF coil elements, each RF coil element having a loop portion which comprises two distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Hilary Shuo Qin, Eduardo De Leon, Fraser John Laing Robb, Andrea Nicole Sajewski, Ceara Delmore Stack, Louis Jay Vannatta, Mark Giancola, Victor Taracila
  • Method and systems for a radio frequency coil assembly
    Patent number: 11307274
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one embodiment, a radio frequency coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system includes: a flexible spine; and at least two RF coil sections each coupled to the flexible spine and movable relative to each other, each RF coil section comprising at least one flexible RF coil, each RF coil including a loop portion comprising a coupling electronics portion and at least two parallel, distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ceara Delmore Stack, Victor Taracila, Fraser John Laing Robb
  • RF coil array for an MRI system
    Patent number: 10983185
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, including: a flexible shell including an inner layer; and a plurality of flexible RF coils embedded within the inner layer, with each RF coil of the plurality of RF coils including two distributed capacitance wire conductors. In this way, the RF coil array may deform in order to conform to a body of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ceara Delmore Stack, Fraser John Laing Robb, Victor Taracila, Robert Steven Stormont, Luke Charles Smith
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ABDOMINAL RADIO FREQUENCY COIL FOR MR IMAGING
    Publication number: 20200271738
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for radio frequency coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance imaging system. In one example, a method comprises: flowing air through a plurality of airflow passages formed in a radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system; and receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals from an RF coil array of the RF coil assembly, wherein the RF coil array comprises a plurality of RF coil elements, each RF coil element having a loop portion which comprises two distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hilary Shuo Qin, Eduardo De Leon, Fraser John Laing Robb, Andrea Nicole Sajewski, Ceara Delmore Stack, Louis Jay Vannatta, Mark Giancola, Victor Taracila
  • METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR A RADIO FREQUENCY COIL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190377040
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one embodiment, a radio frequency coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system includes: a flexible spine; and at least two RF coil sections each coupled to the flexible spine and movable relative to each other, each RF coil section comprising at least one flexible RF coil, each RF coil including a loop portion comprising a coupling electronics portion and at least two parallel, distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ceara Delmore Stack, Victor Taracila, Fraser John Laing Robb
  • RF COIL ARRAY FOR AN MRI SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190154773
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, including: a flexible shell including an inner layer; and a plurality of flexible RF coils embedded within the inner layer, with each RF coil of the plurality of RF coils including two distributed capacitance wire conductors. In this way, the RF coil array may deform in order to conform to a body of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Ceara Delmore Stack, Fraser John Laing Robb, Victor Taracila, Robert Steven Stormont, Luke Charles Smith