Patents by Inventor Diana M. F. Geraats

Diana M. F. Geraats 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).

  • MRI system with RF receiver coils fixed to the housing
    Patent number: 7307422
    Abstract: An MRI system (1) comprises a housing (10) defining an examination space (2) for receiving a body for examination, a patient table (3) being displaceable into and out of the examination space (2), a magnetic field generating system (4) for generating a magnetic field in the examination space (2), and an electromagnetic resonance receive system (5) which comprises a set of dedicated receive coils (20). According to the invention at least one dedicated receive coil (20) is fixedly attached to the housing (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Marinus J. A. M. Van Helvoort, Robert P. Kleihorst, Diana M. F. Geraats