Patents by Inventor Russell C. Messana

Russell C. Messana 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).

  • MRI sound system transducer and headset
    Patent number: 5277184
    Abstract: A MRI sound system transducer and headset provides music and operator communication for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) patient. The inventive system includes a pneumatic, non-magnetic transducer which converts electrical output from a music source or operator microphone to moving air, and delivers this pneumatic audio signal through plastic tubes inside the high magnetic field area to a headset which attenuates the ambient noise in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventor: Russell C. Messana