Patents by Inventor Dewain Anthony Purgill

Dewain Anthony Purgill 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).

  • Low noise MRI scanner
    Patent number: 6437568
    Abstract: A low noise imaging apparatus for producing Magnetic Resonance (MR) images of a subject and for substantially minimizing acoustic noise generated during imaging is provided. The imaging apparatus comprises a magnet assembly, a gradient coil assembly, and a rf coil assembly, wherein at least one of the magnet assembly, the gradient coil assembly and the rf coil assembly are configured to reduce the generation and transmission of acoustic noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Alan Edelstein, Richard Philip Mallozzi, Robert Arvin Hedeen, Sayed-Amr El-Hamamsy, Mark Lloyd Miller, Paul Shadforth Thompson, Robert Adolph Ackermann, Bruce Campbell Amm, John Peter Fura, Mike James Radziun, David Edward Dean, Scott Thomas Mansell, Dewain Anthony Purgill, Robert Michael Vavrek