Patents by Inventor Luke Charles Smith

Luke Charles Smith 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).

  • 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
  • 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