Patents by Inventor Dinsie Belmont Williams

Dinsie Belmont Williams 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 coil apparatus and method of micro-imaging
    Patent number: 6563315
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and method for micro-imaging is provided. The apparatus comprises an MRI system having a gradient coil positioned within a bore of a magnet that impresses a polarizing magnetic field. The apparatus also includes an RF transceiver system, having an RF switch controlled by a pulse module, to transmit RF signals to an RF coil. Upon selection of a micro-imaging scan, a computer activates a micro-imaging gradient coil positioned within the bore of the magnet. The micro-imaging gradient coils are assembled such that, upon energization, substantially linear magnetic field gradients are created along three axes in a localized FOV adjacent to the micro-imaging gradient coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co., LLC
    Inventors: Ed Benjamin Boskamp, Dinsie Belmont Williams, John Edward Lorbiecki