Patents by Inventor Greg Metzger

Greg Metzger 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).

  • Combined loop-dipole antenna array system and methods
    Patent number: 10483645
    Abstract: A hybrid antenna array for use in an MRI device, the array comprising a plurality of loop-line elements, each loop line element comprising a loop element and a line element, wherein the loop element and the line element are aligned along their respective center axis and coupled at an input coil port; and wherein the plurality of loop-line elements are configured to operate in a multi-channel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Mehmet Arcan Erturk, Greg Metzger
  • COMBINED LOOP-DIPOLE ANTENNA ARRAY SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170214138
    Abstract: A hybrid antenna array for use in an MRI device, the array comprising a plurality of loop-line elements, each loop line element comprising a loop element and a line element, wherein the loop element and the line element are aligned along their respective center axis and coupled at an input coil port; and wherein the plurality of loop-line elements are configured to operate in a multi-channel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Mehmet Arcan Erturk, Greg Metzger