Patents by Inventor Justin Michael Ricci

Justin Michael Ricci 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).

  • Radiofrequency coil and shield in magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus
    Patent number: 10684336
    Abstract: An imaging device may include a patient bore to house a subject to be imaged, wherein the patient bore includes one or more bore tubes. The imaging device may also include a gradient coil surrounding, at least partially, the patient bore and a radio frequency (RF) shield located outside the one or more bore tubes. Additionally, the imaging device may include an RF coil located within at least one of the bore tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Justin Michael Ricci, Christina Vasil, Ek Tsoon Tan, Eric William Fiveland, Yihe Hua, Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo
  • Systems and methods for storing and distributing gases
    Patent number: 10670189
    Abstract: A system includes a storage tank storing gas. The storage tank includes a storage tank interface portion made from a first material. The system also includes a nozzle that includes a nozzle interface portion and a first portion. The first portion is made from a second material different from the first material. Additionally, the system includes a connection formed by coupling the storage tank interface portion and the nozzle interface portion to one another, and the connection is configured to maintain a leak rate of the gas equal to or less than 1×10?4 standard cubic centimeters per second (std. cc/s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson, Anbo Wu, Alexander Kagan, Minfeng Xu, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Justin Michael Ricci
  • RADIOFREQUENCY COIL AND SHIELD IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND APPRARATUS
    Publication number: 20200132792
    Abstract: An imaging device may include a patient bore to house a subject to be imaged, wherein the patient bore includes one or more bore tubes. The imaging device may also include a gradient coil surrounding, at least partially, the patient bore and a radio frequency (RF) shield located outside the one or more bore tubes. Additionally, the imaging device may include an RF coil located within at least one of the bore tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Justin Michael Ricci, Christina Vasil, Ek Tsoon Tan, Eric William Fiveland, Yihe Hua, Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING AND DISTRIBUTING GASES
    Publication number: 20190024846
    Abstract: A system includes a storage tank storing gas. The storage tank includes a storage tank interface portion made from a first material. The system also includes a nozzle that includes a nozzle interface portion and a first portion. The first portion is made from a second material different from the first material. Additionally, the system includes a connection formed by coupling the storage tank interface portion and the nozzle interface portion to one another, and the connection is configured to maintain a leak rate of the gas equal to or less than 1×10?4 standard cubic centimeters per second (std. cc/s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson, Anbo Wu, Alexander Kagan, Minfeng Xu, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Justin Michael Ricci