Patents by Inventor Hellmut Merkic

Hellmut Merkic 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).

  • Transmit profile control in MRI
    Patent number: 8125225
    Abstract: An apparatus for imaging includes: a main magnet to generate a substantially uniform main B0 magnetic field through an examination region; and a coil system including a first coil layer and a second coil layer disposed substantially parallel to the first coil layer with a defined air gap in a radial direction, the first coil layer including a first coil array, the second coil layer including a second coil array, the first and second coil arrays being coupled and cooperating to selectively produce a prespecified B1 magnetic field within the examination region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Alan P. Koretsky, Jeff H. Duyn, Shumin Wang, Hellmut Merkic