Patents by Inventor Donald McCune

Donald McCune 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).

  • Patent number: 8193811
    Abstract: A dual-frequency coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The coil array includes a first coil element having a pair of dual-frequency loop coils and a second coil element having a pair of dual-frequency loop coils. The coil array further includes at least one capacitive mesh configured to decouple the pairs of dual-frequency loop coils of the first and second coil elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James S. Tropp, Paul Calderon, Fraser Robb, Donald McCune, Thomas Grafendorfer, Keerthi Shet
  • Publication number: 20100301862
    Abstract: A dual-frequency coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The coil array includes a first coil element having a pair of dual-frequency loop coils and a second coil element having a pair of dual-frequency loop coils. The coil array further includes at least one capacitive mesh configured to decouple the pairs of dual-frequency loop coils of the first and second coil elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: James S. Tropp, Paul Calderon, Fraser Robb, Donald McCune, Thomas Grafendorfer, Keerthi Shet
  • Publication number: 20070233286
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for developing microcomputer-based systems. A controller model having at least one parameter is simulated and, similarly, a plant model having at least one parameter and controlled by the controller model is simulated. A user interface then has access to the parameters of the controller model and plant model and optionally suspends the execution of the controller model and plant model in response to a trigger event. The user interface determines the status of the controller model parameters and/or plant model parameters at the time of the trigger without altering the controller model parameters or plant model parameters or the program code of the controller model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Makoto Ishikawa, Shigeru Oho, George Saikalis, Donald McCune, Jonathan Borg