Patents by Inventor Charles Bradford Critcher

Charles Bradford Critcher 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).

  • GRADIENT COOLING MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY HAVING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED MANIFOLDS
    Publication number: 20230400542
    Abstract: A manifold for a gradient coil cooling manifold assembly of an MRI system includes a first main fluid passage defined by a first wall. The manifold also includes a first set of secondary fluid passages coupled to the first main fluid passage and defined by respective walls, wherein the first wall of the first main fluid passage and the respective walls of the first set of secondary fluid passages form barb connectors configured to couple to respective hoses. The manifold is formed as a single integral piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Bradford Critcher, Robert Alan Irion
  • Gradient cooling manifold assembly having additively manufactured manifolds
    Patent number: 11774529
    Abstract: A manifold for a gradient coil cooling manifold assembly of a MRI system includes a first main fluid passage defined by a first wall. The manifold also includes a first set of secondary fluid passages coupled to the first main fluid passage and defined by respective walls, wherein the first wall of the first main fluid passage and the respective walls of the first set of secondary fluid passages form barb connectors configured to couple to respective hoses. The manifold is formed as a single integral piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Charles Bradford Critcher, Robert Alan Irion
  • GRADIENT COOLING MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY HAVING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED MANIFOLDS
    Publication number: 20230160984
    Abstract: A manifold for a gradient coil cooling manifold assembly of a MRI system includes a first main fluid passage defined by a first wall. The manifold also includes a first set of secondary fluid passages coupled to the first main fluid passage and defined by respective walls, wherein the first wall of the first main fluid passage and the respective walls of the first set of secondary fluid passages form barb connectors configured to couple to respective hoses. The manifold is formed as a single integral piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Bradford Critcher, Robert Alan Irion