Patents by Inventor Jan Votruba

Jan Votruba 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).

  • Solenoidal surface coils for magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 4887038
    Abstract: Receiver coil for use with a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (NMRI) instrument includes a flexible electrical conductor formed from a multiplicity of conductor strips connected in parallel and carried by a flexible insulator. The insulator is configured to be wrapped around an object to be imaged to form the conductor into a coil whose interior is substantially occupied by the object. Air vents may also be provided to improve the ventilation of air through the receiver coil in its wrapped configuration and to reduce any claustrophobic discomfort of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: Fonar Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Votruba, George R. Morris