Patents by Inventor Helmut Greim

Helmut Greim 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: 11874350
    Abstract: A local coil includes a coil element in the form of a loop. The coil element includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor. The coil element includes a first dielectric and a second dielectric. The first dielectric is arranged between the first conductor and the second conductor, and the second dielectric is arranged between the second conductor and the third conductor. The coil element includes a receive unit that includes the first conductor and the second conductor, and a detuning unit that includes the third conductor. In a first operating state of the coil element, the receive unit has a first resonant frequency. In a second operating state of the coil element, the detuning unit is configured to detune the resonant frequency of the receive unit so that the receive unit has a second resonant frequency different than the first resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Rehner, Helmut Greim
  • Publication number: 20210302516
    Abstract: A local coil includes a coil element in the form of a loop. The coil element includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor. The coil element includes a first dielectric and a second dielectric. The first dielectric is arranged between the first conductor and the second conductor, and the second dielectric is arranged between the second conductor and the third conductor. The coil element includes a receive unit that includes the first conductor and the second conductor, and a detuning unit that includes the third conductor. In a first operating state of the coil element, the receive unit has a first resonant frequency. In a second operating state of the coil element, the detuning unit is configured to detune the resonant frequency of the receive unit so that the receive unit has a second resonant frequency different than the first resonant frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Rehner, Helmut Greim
  • Patent number: 10690736
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system is provided. The local coil has a coil winding and a preamplifier connected electrically thereto. The coil winding has a plurality of coil segments that are coupled capacitively to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Greim, Robert Rehner, Markus Vester
  • Patent number: 10379180
    Abstract: The transmission antenna apparatus is configured for emitting transmission magnetic fields in magnetic resonance imaging devices and includes one or more flat antennas. A magnetic resonance imaging device includes such a transmission antenna apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Helmut Greim, Klaus Huber, Sebastian Martius, Johanna Dorothee Schöpfer
  • Publication number: 20190235034
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system is provided. The local coil has a coil winding and a preamplifier connected electrically thereto. The coil winding has a plurality of coil segments that are coupled capacitively to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Helmut Greim, Robert Rehner, Markus Vester
  • Patent number: 10209326
    Abstract: An MR coil is provided including at least one antenna element. The antenna element has at least one expandable conductor section with a plastic cover and a core including conductive fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Patent number: 10162025
    Abstract: In order to allow a determination of the position of a radio-frequency coil assembly, the radio-frequency coil assembly for magnetic resonance imaging has a housing element with a wall, a first receiving coil and a second receiving coil, and the first receiving coil and the second receiving coil are arranged on two opposite sides of the wall of the housing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Patent number: 9791527
    Abstract: A local coil for an MRI imaging system includes an antenna containing a first detuning circuit and a second detuning circuit, and a connection connected to the antenna between a first connection point on the antenna and a second connection point on the antenna. The connection is configured to be short-circuited by at least one diode. The first connection point and the second connection point are situated spatially between a first partial region and a second partial region of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Patent number: 9547064
    Abstract: A method for the control of a magnetic resonance system is provided. In a test phase before a magnetic resonance measurement, a test high-frequency pulse with several parallel individual high-frequency pulses is transmitted with a transmitter antenna arrangement over various different high-frequency transmitter channels. At lower transmitter power, the test high-frequency pulse generates essentially the same field distribution as an excitation high-frequency pulse to be transmitted during a subsequent magnetic resonance measurement. A high-frequency field generated by this test high-frequency pulse is measured in at least one area of a local pulse arrangement, and on the basis of the high-frequency field measured, a high-frequency field value that is to be anticipated at the local coil arrangement during the subsequent magnetic resonance measurement is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Helmut Greim, Juergen Nistler, Thorsten Speckner
  • Patent number: 9513351
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance coil for transmitting and/or receiving magnetic resonance signals is provided. The magnetic resonance coil includes at least two overlapping coil elements. Coil conductors of the at least two overlapping coil elements intersect in intersection regions and are arranged on a support. Mutually overlapping coil elements of the at least two overlapping coil elements are arranged on different sides of the support. The support is formed from at least three layers of a support material. A cavity that is filled with air or a filler material, the dielectric constant of the filler material being lower than the dielectric constant of the support material, is provided in the intersection regions in a middle layer of the at least three layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Daniel Driemel, Helmut Greim, Steffen Wolf
  • Publication number: 20160245884
    Abstract: An MR coil is provided including at least one antenna element. The antenna element has at least one expandable conductor section with a plastic cover and a core including conductive fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Publication number: 20160216345
    Abstract: In order to allow a determination of the position of a radio-frequency coil assembly, the radio-frequency coil assembly for magnetic resonance imaging has a housing element with a wall, a first receiving coil and a second receiving coil, and the first receiving coil and the second receiving coil are arranged on two opposite sides of the wall of the housing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Patent number: 9274190
    Abstract: A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device includes a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements has two conductor tracks. The conductor tracks are disposed on opposite sides of an insulator and are connected electrically conductively to one another by plated through-holes through the insulator. In areas, in which conductor tracks of at least two antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements cross, at least one antenna element of the at least two antenna elements only has a conductor track on one side of the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Helmut Greim, Steffen Wolf
  • Patent number: 9244141
    Abstract: A local coil for an imaging system includes a sheath current filter and one or more lines run through the sheath current filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Patent number: 9063199
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system. The local coil includes a preamplifier for amplification of a signal received by the local coil from an examination object in a receive phase of the local coil. The local coil also includes a detuning device for detuning the local coil in a transmit phase of the local coil, and a rectification device for supplying voltage to the preamplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Publication number: 20150130467
    Abstract: The transmission antenna apparatus is configured for emitting transmission magnetic fields in magnetic resonance imaging devices and includes one or more flat antennas. A magnetic resonance imaging device includes such a transmission antenna apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Helmut Greim, Klaus Huber, Sebastian Martius, Johanna Dorothee Schöpfer
  • Publication number: 20150025362
    Abstract: A spine coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device includes at least one transmission coil element configured for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Hubertus Fischer, Helmut Greim
  • Publication number: 20150015262
    Abstract: A local coil for an MRI imaging system includes an antenna containing a first detuning circuit and a second detuning circuit, and a connection connected to the antenna between a first connection point on the antenna and a second connection point on the antenna. The connection is configured to be short-circuited by at least one diode. The first connection point and the second connection point are situated spatially between a first partial region and a second partial region of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Helmut Greim
  • Patent number: 8766637
    Abstract: A standing wave trap for a magnetic resonance tomography system includes a local coil connecting lead and at least one flexible printed circuit board in the local coil connecting lead. The local coil connecting lead is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Driemel, Helmut Greim, Martin Hemmerlein, Thomas Kundner, Steffen Wolf
  • Publication number: 20130241557
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance coil for transmitting and/or receiving magnetic resonance signals is provided. The magnetic resonance coil includes at least two overlapping coil elements. Coil conductors of the at least two overlapping coil elements intersect in intersection regions and are arranged on a support. Mutually overlapping coil elements of the at least two overlapping coil elements are arranged on different sides of the support. The support is formed from at least three layers of a support material. A cavity that is filled with air or a filler material, the dielectric constant of the filler material being lower than the dielectric constant of the support material, is provided in the intersection regions in a middle layer of the at least three layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Biber, Daniel Driemel, Helmut Greim, Steffen Wolf