Patents by Inventor Clyve Konrad R. Follante

Clyve Konrad R. Follante 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).

  • Contoured radio frequency coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance system
    Patent number: 11519980
    Abstract: A supine torso radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance (MR) system is provided. The RF coil assembly includes an RF coil array and a lining. The RF coil array includes a plurality of RF coils each RF coil including a coil loop that includes a wire conductor, the wire conductor formed into the coil loop and a coupling electronics portion coupled to the coil loop. The plurality of RF coils form into a contoured portion, the contoured portion sized to receive at least part of a breast of a subject therein. The lining includes a contoured portion. The RF coil array is coupled to and distributed on the lining, the contoured portion of the RF coil array covering and conforming with the contoured portion of the lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Jana M. Vincent, Victor Taracila, Clyve Konrad R. Follante, Mark Giancola, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Fraser J. L. Robb, Robert Steven Stormont
  • CONTOURED RADIO FREQUENCY COIL ASSEMBLIES FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220334202
    Abstract: A supine torso radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance (MR) system is provided. The RF coil assembly includes an RF coil array and a lining. The RF coil array includes a plurality of RF coils each RF coil including a coil loop that includes a wire conductor, the wire conductor formed into the coil loop and a coupling electronics portion coupled to the coil loop. The plurality of RF coils form into a contoured portion, the contoured portion sized to receive at least part of a breast of a subject therein. The lining includes a contoured portion. The RF coil array is coupled to and distributed on the lining, the contoured portion of the RF coil array covering and conforming with the contoured portion of the lining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jana M. Vincent, Victor Taracila, Clyve Konrad R. Follante, Mark Giancola, Yun-Jeong Stickle, Fraser J.L. Robb, Robert Steven Stormont