Patents by Inventor Kenneth Paul Zarnock

Kenneth Paul Zarnock 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).

  • Gradient coil and manufacturing method
    Patent number: 10222436
    Abstract: A gradient coil comprises a curved conductor, which is tubular and has a general spiral shape. The curved conductor is formed by a process comprising depositing at least one non-conductive material layer by layer to form a substrate, and coating at least a portion of a surface of the substrate with a conductive material. The substrate has a shape matching with the general spiral shape of the curved conductor. Embodiments of the present disclosure further refer to a method for manufacturing the gradient coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yanzhe Yang, Steven Robert Hayashi, Kevin Warner Flanagan, Prabhjot Singh, Jian Lin, Jean-Baptiste Mathieu, Kenneth Paul Zarnock, Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo
  • GRADIENT COIL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20170059676
    Abstract: A gradient coil comprises a curved conductor, which is tubular and has a general spiral shape. The curved conductor is formed by a process comprising depositing at least one non-conductive material layer by layer to form a substrate, and coating at least a portion of a surface of the substrate with a conductive material. The substrate has a shape matching with the general spiral shape of the curved conductor. Embodiments of the present disclosure further refer to a method for manufacturing the gradient coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yanzhe Yang, Steven Robert Hayashi, Kevin Warner Flanagan, Prabhjot Singh, Jian Lin, Jean-Baptiste Mathieu, Kenneth Paul Zarnock, Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo