Patents by Inventor Graham Hutton

Graham Hutton 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: 10365337
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet coil arrangement has multiple superconducting coils and at least one of the superconducting coils is provided with a secondary coil of insulated resistive wire mechanically attached to a surface of the superconducting coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Eugene Astra, Hugh Alexander Blakes, Peter Jonathan Davis, Yunxin Gao, Graham Hutton, Matthew John Longfield
  • Publication number: 20160276083
    Abstract: A cylindrical superconducting magnet structure (24) comprising two superconducting main coils (10) respectively axially spaced apart by a spacer coil (16), said main coils and said spacer coil being bonded together in a single self-supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS PLC
    Inventor: Graham HUTTON
  • Publication number: 20150377991
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet coil arrangement has multiple superconducting coils and at least one of the superconducting coils is provided with a secondary coil of insulated resistive wire mechanically attached to a surface of the superconducting coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS PLC
    Inventors: EUGENE ASTRA, HUGH ALEXANDER BLAKES, PETER JONATHAN DAVIS, YUNXIN GAO, GRAHAM HUTTON, MATTHEW JOHN LONGFIELD
  • Patent number: 8943676
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solenoidal magnet structure, comprising the steps of providing a collapsible mold in which to wind coils; winding wire into defined positions (88) in the mold to form coils (34); placing a preformed tubular mechanical support structure (102, 120) over the coils (34) so wound; impregnating the coils and bonding them to the mechanical support structure by applying a thermosetting resin and allowing the thermosetting resin to harden; and collapsing the mold and removing the resultant solenoidal magnet structure comprising the resin impregnated coils and the mechanical support structure from the mold as a single solid piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens PLC.
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, Jonathan Noys, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 8307534
    Abstract: A method of forming an encapsulated coupled coil arrangement. The method includes coupling a first lead of a first coil to a second lead of an electrical circuit device, by soldering or infusion, using a superconductive jointing alloy; and encapsulating the first coil, the electrical circuit device and the jointed leads of the first coil and the electrical circuit device in an encapsulation material. The jointing alloy has a melting point higher than a highest temperature experienced by the encapsulation material having the encapsulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Plc
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, M'Hamed Lakrimi, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120149580
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solenoidal magnet structure, comprising the steps of providing a collapsible mold in which to wind coils; winding wire into defined positions (88) in the mold to form coils (34); placing a preformed tubular mechanical support structure (102, 120) over the coils (34) so wound; 10 impregnating the coils and bonding them to the mechanical support structure by applying a thermosetting resin and allowing the thermosetting resin to harden; and collapsing the mold and removing the resultant solenoidal magnet structure comprising the resin impregnated coils and the mechanical support structure from the mold as a single solid piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Plc.
    Inventors: Graham HUTTON, Jonathan Noys, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120124823
    Abstract: A method of forming an encapsulated coupled coil arrangement. The method includes coupling a first lead of a first coil to a second lead of an electrical circuit device, by soldering or infusion, using a superconductive jointing alloy; and encapsulating the first coil, the electrical circuit device and the jointed leads of the first coil and the electrical circuit device in an encapsulation material. The jointing alloy has a melting point higher than a highest temperature experienced by the encapsulation material having the encapsulation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, M'Hamed Lakrimi, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 8136222
    Abstract: A method of forming an encapsulated coupled coil arrangement. The method includes coupling a first lead of a first coil to a second lead of an electrical circuit device, by soldering or infusion, using a superconductive jointing alloy; and encapsulating the first coil, the electrical circuit device and the jointed leads of the first coil and the electrical circuit device in an encapsulation material. The jointing alloy has a melting point higher than a highest temperature experienced by the encapsulation material during the encapsulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Plc
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, M'Hamed Lakrimi, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110012698
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solenoidal magnet structure, comprising the steps of providing a collapsible mold in which to wind coils; winding wire into defined positions (88) in the mold to form coils (34); placing a preformed tubular mechanical support structure (102, 120) over the coils (34) so wound; impregnating the coils and bonding them to the mechanical support structure by applying a thermosetting resin and allowing the thermosetting resin to harden; and collapsing the mold and removing the resultant solenoidal magnet structure comprising the resin impregnated coils and the mechanical support structure from the mold as a single solid piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Siemens Plc.
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, Jonathan Noys, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 7755358
    Abstract: The method for determination of the design of the basic magnet of a magnetic resonance apparatus with at least one gradient coil system, the design of the basic magnet is determined by taking into consideration forces acting on the at least one gradient coil system that may lead to vibrations of the gradient coil system due to switching processes of the gradient coil system in the field of the basic magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Dietz, Graham Hutton, Andreas Krug, Axel Vom Endt
  • Publication number: 20100064506
    Abstract: There is provided a method of forming an encapsulated coupled coil arrangement. The method comprises: coupling a first lead of a first coil to a second lead of an electrical circuit device, by soldering or infusion, using a superconductive jointing alloy; and encapsulating the first coil, the electrical circuit device and the jointed leads of the first coil and the electrical circuit device in an encapsulation material. The jointing alloy has a melting point higher than a highest temperature experienced by the encapsulation material during the encapsulation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, M'Hamed Lakrimi, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090295519
    Abstract: The method for determination of the design of the basic magnet of a magnetic resonance apparatus with at least one gradient coil system, the design of the basic magnet is determined by taking into consideration forces acting on the at least one gradient coil system that may lead to vibrations of the gradient coil system due to switching processes of the gradient coil system in the field of the basic magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Dietz, Graham Hutton, Andreas Krug, Axel Vom Endt