Patents by Inventor Ian L. Pykett

Ian L. Pykett 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).

  • Method for non-invasively and without contact, inspecting foil enclosed packages, using magnetic resonance techniques
    Patent number: 6333629
    Abstract: Increasing RF transmission power, retuning the RF transmitter and receiver coils, and increasing RF reception gain, enable MR inspection of product in a container that presents a substantial portion of an electrically conductive barrier in transverse orientation to the exciting RF magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Intermagnetics General Corporation
    Inventors: Ian L. Pykett, Timothy W. Skloss, Michael J. Hennessy