Patents by Inventor Derek Blair Poirier Thompson

Derek Blair Poirier Thompson 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).

  • Changing Samples in a Magnetic Resonance System
    Publication number: 20240061057
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a sample holder has multiple sample containers. In some instances, the sample holder can be received into a resonator package in a primary magnetic field of a magnetic resonance system. The resonator package includes a resonator configured to interact with a sample in a sample region. The sample holder includes a first sample and a calibration sample. The position of the sample holder relative to the resonator is calibrated. After calibrating the position of the sample holder, the sample holder is translated to position the first sample in the sample region. Magnetic resonance data is acquired based on magnetic resonance signals generated by an interaction between the resonator and the first sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Quantum Valley Investment Fund LP
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Ou, Troy W. Borneman, Derek Blair Poirier Thompson, Hamidreza Mohebbi, Andrew Boorn, Donald Edward Carkner