Patents by Inventor Mark Xueming Zou

Mark Xueming Zou 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).

  • Sliding-dome and split-top MRI radio frequency quadrature array coil system
    Patent number: 6577888
    Abstract: An MRI array coil system for neurovascular and spine imaging of a human includes a neck coil having a split top; a dome-like head coil having a dome region, the head coil being slidable between a closed position adjacent to the neck coil and an open position spaced away from the neck coil; a posterior torso coil attached to the neck coil; and an anterior torso coil adapted to cooperate with the posterior coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: USA Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Pei Hsuon Chan, Matthias Gyori, Mark Xueming Zou