Patents by Inventor Boris Odintsov

Boris Odintsov 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).

  • Tunable radio-frequency coil
    Patent number: 8049502
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) coil comprising a plurality of electrically uninterrupted conductive legs, each leg having a first end and a second end, and at least one continuous conductor electrically connected to the first ends of the legs. Frequency tuning of the coil is achieved by translating, along the legs, an electrically continuous tuning band that includes a capacitor closed about the axis of the coil in proximity to the conductive legs. Maintaining electrical symmetry of the coil results in tuning ranges of at least 30 percent of the nominal value of the resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventor: Boris Odintsov
  • Tunable Radio-Frequency Coil
    Publication number: 20100013483
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) coil comprising a plurality of electrically uninterrupted conductive legs, each leg having a first end and a second end, and at least one continuous conductor electrically connected to the first ends of the legs. Frequency tuning of the coil is achieved by translating, along the legs, an electrically continuous tuning band that includes a capacitor closed about the axis of the coil in proximity to the conductive legs. Maintaining electrical symmetry of the coil results in tuning ranges of at least 30 percent of the nominal value of the resonant frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventor: Boris Odintsov