Patents by Inventor Benjamin Assif

Benjamin Assif 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).

  • Rotating body coil apparatus for interventional magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 6466018
    Abstract: A rotating body coil assembly for use with an open MR magnet for imaging at least a portion of a subject comprises a resonant structure configured to rotate about the subject and to permit access to the subject during imaging. The body coil assembly comprises first and second end ring assemblies positioned on opposing sides of the imaging space. The first and second end ring assemblies are each configured to energize the body coil assembly. A plurality of element assemblies are disposed between and connecting the first and second end ring assemblies for providing structural support and electrical isolation of the body coil assembly. A base assembly is coupled to the first and second end ring assemblies and at least one of the element assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignees: General Electric Company, Imperial College of Science and Medicine
    Inventors: Charles Lucian Dumoulin, Philip Trefor Jones, William Alan Edelstein, Benjamin Assif, Nissim Ben Hamo, David Keren