Patents by Inventor CHRIS CIREL

CHRIS CIREL 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).

  • Multi-field-of-view gradient coil
    Patent number: 8698497
    Abstract: A coil assembly for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system includes a primary gradient coil, and a corrector coil, at least a portion of the corrector coil being interwoven with a portion of the primary gradient coil such that the portion of the primary gradient coil is concentric with the portion of the corrector coil. An MRI imaging system and a method of fabricating the coil assembly are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy James Hollis, Chris Cirel
  • MULTI-FIELD-OF-VIEW GRADIENT COIL
    Publication number: 20120074942
    Abstract: A coil assembly for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system includes a primary gradient coil, and a corrector coil, at least a portion of the corrector coil being interwoven with a portion of the primary gradient coil such that the portion of the primary gradient coil is concentric with the portion of the corrector coil. An MRI imaging system and a method of fabricating the coil assembly are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: TIMOTHY JAMES HOLLIS, CHRIS CIREL