Patents by Inventor Benjamin Gronemeyer

Benjamin Gronemeyer 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).

  • Coil support for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet and method of support
    Patent number: 9535143
    Abstract: A coil support arrangement for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and method of support are provided. One coil support arrangement includes a main former body having a plurality of channels between end flanges and a splint coupled to the main former body between the end flanges. The coil support arrangement also includes a load spreader coupled to the main former body adjacent one or more of the ends of the splint, and having a gap between the one or more ends of the splint and the load spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Derakhshan, Longzhi Jiang, William Einziger, Xiaoxue Diao, Benjamin Gronemeyer, Erman Citirik
  • COIL SUPPORT FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) MAGNET AND METHOD OF SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20120325996
    Abstract: A coil support arrangement for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and method of support are provided. One coil support arrangement includes a main former body having a plurality of channels between end flanges and a splint coupled to the main former body between the end flanges. The coil support arrangement also includes a load spreader coupled to the main former body adjacent one or more of the ends of the splint, and having a gap between the one or more ends of the splint and the load spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Derakhshan, Longzhi Jiang, William Einziger, Xiaoxue Diao, Benjamin Gronemeyer, Erman Citirik