Patents by Inventor James J. Persoons
James J. Persoons 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).
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Patent number: 7268553Abstract: Magnet assembly for use in medical magnetic resonance imaging includes means for increasing flux generation in the gap region to provide the capability of scanning smaller volume regions of a patient at increased levels of scanning resolution. The means for increasing flux generation is mechanical or electromagnetic, is coupled to each of the polar regions and maintains the gap region sufficiently large and unobstructed to allow for access to the patient by several persons during scanning. Tapered outer walls of the polar region proximate the gap region further enhance accessibility to the patient during scanning.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: Raymond V. Damadian, Gordon Danby, James J. Persoons
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Patent number: 6975117Abstract: Magnet assembly for use in medical magnetic resonance imaging includes means for increasing flux generation in the gap region to provide the capability of scanning smaller volume regions of a patient at increased levels of scanning resolution. The means for increasing flux generation is mechanical or electromagnetic, is coupled to each of the polar regions and maintains the gap region sufficiently large and unobstructed to allow for access to the patient by several persons during scanning. Tapered outer walls of the polar region proximate the gap region further enhance accessibility to the patient during scanning.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: Raymond V. Damadian, Gordon Danby, James J. Persoons
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Patent number: 6944492Abstract: A patient bed support for maneuvering a patient in an open MRI system that includes an upper pole assembly and a lower pole assembly. The patient bed support includes a frame for attaching the patient bed support to the lower pole assembly in the MRI system and a member movably attached to the frame such that a patient placed on the member may be moved relative to the lower and upper pole assemblies of the MRI system.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2002Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: James J. Persoons, Jevan Damadian, William H. Wahl
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Patent number: 6922055Abstract: Magnet assembly for use in medical magnetic resonance imaging includes means for increasing flux generation in the gap region to provide the capability of scanning smaller volume regions of a patient at increased levels of scanning resolution. The means for increasing flux generation is mechanical or electromagnetic, is coupled to each of the polar regions and maintains the gap region sufficiently large and unobstructed to allow for access to the patient by several persons during scanning. Tapered outer walls of the polar region proximate the gap region further enhance accessibility to the patient during scanning.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: Raymond V. Damadian, Gordon Danby, James J. Persoons
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Patent number: 6504371Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet in combination with a mobile patient-positioning device, including a patient support and a method of using same for positioning patients for MRI scanning. The patient support is rotatable through a range of orientations from a horizontal to a vertical position, including being lockable at any oblique angle with respect to the horizontal. The patient disposed on the patient-positioning device in a predetermined orientation can then be moved horizontally into and out of a patient-receiving space in the MRI magnet at the predetermined angle or orientation. A preferred embodiment includes a plurality of patient-positioning devices in which a series of patients can be placed in a ready state while one patient is within the patient-receiving space. As an alternative embodiment, the patient may be moved vertically into position for MRI scanning by way of an elevator which is actuatable from the floor below the patient receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: Timothy Damadian, Gordon Danby, Raymond V. Damadian, Hank Hsieh, James J. Persoons
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Patent number: 6456075Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet in combination with a mobile patient-positioning device, including a patient support and a method of using same for positioning patients for MRI scanning. The patient support is rotatable through a range of orientations. The patient disposed on the patient-positioning device in a predetermined orientation can then be moved horizontally into and out of a patient-receiving space in the MRI magnet at the predetermined angle or orientation. A preferred embodiment includes a plurality of patient-positioning devices in which a series of patients can be placed in a ready state while one patient is within the patient-receiving space. As an alternative embodiment, the patient may be moved vertically into position for MRI scanning by way of an elevator which is actuatable from the floor below the patient receiving space. This elevator also may be used in combination with the patient-positioning device.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Fornar CorporationInventors: Timothy Damadian, Gordon Danby, Raymond V. Damadian, Hank Hsieh, James J. Persoons
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Patent number: 6414490Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet in combination with a mobile patient-positioning device, including a patient support and a method of using same for positioning patients for MRI scanning. The patient support is rotatable through a range of orientations from a horizontal to a vertical position, including being lockable at any oblique angle with respect to the horizontal. The patient disposed on the patient-positioning device in a predetermined orientation can then be moved horizontally into and out of a patient-receiving space in the MRI magnet at the predetermined angle or orientation. A preferred embodiment includes a plurality of patient-positioning devices in which a series of patients can be placed in a ready state while one patient is within the patient-receiving space. As an alternative embodiment, the patient may be moved vertically into position for MRI scanning by way of an elevator which is actuatable from the floor below the patient receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2001Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: Timothy Damadian, Gordon Danby, Raymond V. Damadian, Hank Hsieh, James J. Persoons
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Patent number: 6404202Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet in combination with a mobile patient-positioning device, including a patient support and a method of using same for positioning patients for MRI scanning. The patient support is rotatable through a range of orientations. The patient disposed on the patient-positioning device in a predetermined orientation can then be moved horizontally into and out of a patient-receiving space in the MRI magnet at the predetermined angle or orientation. A preferred embodiment includes a plurality of patient-positioning devices in which a series of patients can be placed in a ready state while one patient is within the patient-receiving space. As an alternative embodiment, the patient may be moved vertically into position for MRI scanning by way of an elevator which is actuatable from the floor below the patient receiving space. This elevator also may be used in combination with the patient-positioning device.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: Timothy Damadian, Gordon Danby, Raymond V. Damadian, Hank Hsieh, James J. Persoons
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Patent number: 6346816Abstract: Magnet assembly for use in medical magnetic resonance imaging includes means for increasing flux generation in the gap region to provide the capability of scanning smaller volume regions of a patient at increased levels of scanning resolution. The means for increasing flux generation is mechanical or electromagnetic, is coupled to each of the polar regions and maintains the gap region sufficiently large and unobstructed to allow for access to the patient by several persons during scanning. Tapered outer walls of the polar region proximate the gap region further enhance accessibility to the patient during scanning.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1997Date of Patent: February 12, 2002Assignee: Fonar CorporationInventors: Raymond V. Damadian, Gordon Danby, James J. Persoons