Patents by Inventor Nico M. M. Swennen

Nico M. M. Swennen 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).

  • Patent number: 5638001
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance apparatus includes a magnet system (2) for generating a steady magnetic field (H) in a measuring space (28), an RF receiver circuit (10, 14, 16) with an RF receiver coil (10) for receiving RF signals emitted by an object arranged in the measuring space, a monitor (22) with a liquid crystal display (LCD) display screen (44) for image display, and a central control unit (18) which is connected to the RF receiver circuit and to the monitor for control in such a manner that information is applied to the LCD display screen. In order to prevent disturbing RF signals, produced by the monitor (22), from affecting the information obtained via the RF receiver circuit (10, 14, 16), the central control unit (18) is arranged to control the monitor in such a manner that information is applied to the LCD display screen (44) only during periods in which the RF receiver circuit is not activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Johan E. W. Vrijheid, Dirk Sinnema, Nico M. M. Swennen