Patents by Inventor Adam Paul Johnstone
Adam Paul Johnstone 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).
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Publication number: 20240096535Abstract: A current lead arrangement for supplying current to a superconducting magnet coil, comprising a current lead and a cryogenic refrigerator. The current lead comprises a first section of low temperature superconductor (LTS) wire, joined to a second section of a high temperature superconductor (HTS) material, in turn joined to a third section of a resistive material. The cryogenic refrigerator comprises a first cooling stage and a second cooling stage. A lower end of the third section and an upper end of the second section are thermally linked to the first cooling stage, a lower end of the first section is thermally and electrically connected to the superconducting magnet coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Siemens Healthcare LimitedInventors: Simon Chorley, Adam Paul Johnstone
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Patent number: 11550009Abstract: A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes exciting a body coil of the MRI apparatus to emit a radio-frequency signal, determining a center frequency of a resonance curve of the body coil, and calculating a magnet target frequency based on the determined center frequency. A magnet is ramped to the magnet target frequency.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Stephan Biber, Adrian Bampton, Markus Vester, Andre de Oliveira, Volker Model, Jürgen Nistler, Andreas Potthast, Adam Paul Johnstone
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Publication number: 20220381860Abstract: A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes exciting a body coil of the MRI apparatus to emit a radio-frequency signal, determining a center frequency of a resonance curve of the body coil, and calculating a magnet target frequency based on the determined center frequency. A magnet is ramped to the magnet target frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Stephan Biber, Adrian Bampton, Markus Vester, Andre de Oliveira, Volker Model, Jürgen Nistler, Andreas Potthast, Adam Paul Johnstone
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Patent number: 11193997Abstract: A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes exciting a body coil of the MRI apparatus to emit a radio-frequency signal, determining a center frequency of a resonance curve of the body coil, and calculating a magnet target frequency based on the determined center frequency. A magnet is ramped to the magnet target frequency.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Stephan Biber, Adrian Bampton, Markus Vester, Andre de Oliveira, Volker Model, Jürgen Nistler, Andreas Potthast, Adam Paul Johnstone
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Publication number: 20210356540Abstract: A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes exciting a body coil of the MRI apparatus to emit a radio-frequency signal, determining a center frequency of a resonance curve of the body coil, and calculating a magnet target frequency based on the determined center frequency. A magnet is ramped to the magnet target frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Stephan Biber, Adrian Bampton, Markus Vester, Andre de Oliveira, Volker Model, Jürgen Nistler, Andreas Potthast, Adam Paul Johnstone
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Patent number: 11137469Abstract: A calibration method for calibrating a measuring element for determining an electric current flowing through a basic-field magnet of a magnetic resonance imaging system includes performing a measurement with the measuring element, and performing a frequency measurement in the magnetic field of the basic-field magnet with a frequency measuring unit. The measurement of the measuring element and the frequency measurement are corresponding to the same magnetic field of the basic-field magnet. The calibration method also includes calculating a calibration factor based on a deviation between the measurement with the measuring element and the frequency measurement, and calibrating the measuring element or the electric current in the basic-field magnet based on the calibration factor.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Adrian Bampton, Stephan Biber, Adam Paul Johnstone, Jürgen Nistler, Andreas Potthast, Markus Vester, Andre de Oliveira
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Publication number: 20200363489Abstract: A calibration method for calibrating a measuring element for determining an electric current flowing through a basic-field magnet of a magnetic resonance imaging system includes performing a measurement with the measuring element, and performing a frequency measurement in the magnetic field of the basic-field magnet with a frequency measuring unit. The measurement of the measuring element and the frequency measurement are corresponding to the same magnetic field of the basic-field magnet. The calibration method also includes calculating a calibration factor based on a deviation between the measurement with the measuring element and the frequency measurement, and calibrating the measuring element or the electric current in the basic-field magnet based on the calibration factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Adrian Bampton, Stephan Biber, Adam Paul Johnstone, Jürgen Nistler, Andreas Potthast, Markus Vester, Andre de Oliveira
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Publication number: 20200340626Abstract: A fault-tolerant cryogenically cooled system including an outer vacuum chamber defining a vacuum region in its interior volume; a cryogenic refrigerator; equipment to be cooled, housed within the vacuum region; a free volume delimited within the vacuum region and containing a cryogen; a cold plate exposed to the free volume and thermally linked to the equipment to be cooled; a heat exchanger thermally linked to a coldest stage of the refrigerator and exposed to the free volume; a cryogen buffer vessel delimiting a buffer volume; and a passage linking the buffer volume with the free volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Siemens Healthcare LimitedInventors: Simon Chorley, Adam Paul Johnstone, Michael Simpkins
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Patent number: 10712077Abstract: An arrangement for cryogenic cooling includes a cryogen tank, a cryogenic recondensing refrigerator arranged to cool a heat exchanger that is exposed to the interior of the cryogen tank, and an arrangement for conducting heat from a cooled article to the cryogen tank. A further cryogen tank is provided below the heat exchanger and arranged to receive cryogen liquid recondensed on the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Siemens Healthcare LimitedInventors: Adam Paul Johnstone, Jonathan Noys, Michael Simpkins, John Anthony Robert Teah
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Publication number: 20170284726Abstract: An arrangement for cryogenic cooling comprising a cryogen tank (14), a cryogenic recondensing refrigerator (12) arranged to cool a heat exchanger which is exposed to the interior of the cryogen tank (14) and an arrangement (16; 26) for conducting heat from a cooled article (10) to the cryogen tank. A further cryogen tank (20) is provided below the heat exchanger and arranged to receive cryogen liquid recondensed on the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Siemens Healthcare LimitedInventors: Adam Paul JOHNSTONE, Jonathan NOYS, Michael SIMPKINS, John Anthony Robert TEAH
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Patent number: 9082535Abstract: In a method and apparatus for maintaining operation of ancillary equipment associated with a superconducting magnet carrying a DC current, the DC current is directed through a DC-to-AC converter, and the magnitude of the current flowing through the superconducting magnet is ramped down at a controlled rate, thereby generating a controlled voltage across a controlled impedance, and powering the ancillary equipment by the controlled voltage and an associated current, and the ramping rate is controlled in order to maintain a required controlled voltage.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Siemens PLCInventors: Hugh Alexander Blakes, Adam Paul Johnstone
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Publication number: 20140085021Abstract: In a method and apparatus for maintaining operation of ancillary equipment associated with a superconducting magnet carrying a DC current, the DC current is directed through a DC-to-AC converter, and the magnitude of the current flowing through the superconducting magnet is ramped down at a controlled rate, thereby generating a controlled voltage across a controlled impedance, and powering the ancillary equipment by the controlled voltage and an associated current, and the ramping rate is controlled in order to maintain a required controlled voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Hugh Alexander Blakes, Adam Paul Johnstone