Patents by Inventor Lawrence Kennedy Forbes

Lawrence Kennedy Forbes 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).

  • Bi-planar coil assemblies for producing specified magnetic fields
    Patent number: 7193417
    Abstract: Bi-planar coil assemblies are disclosed which have DSV's whose centers are offset by distances D from the origins of x,y,z-coordinate systems, where said origins of x,y,z-coordinate systems are coincident with the geometric centers of the coils. The distances D can be of the order of 10-20 centimeters or more. The bi-planar coil assemblies can be used in MRI applications to reduce the feeling of claustrophobia experienced by some subjects. The assemblies also can facilitate the imaging of various joints, including the wrist, elbow, ankle, or knee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignees: The University of Queensland, The University of Tasmania
    Inventors: Lawrence Kennedy Forbes, Stuart Crozier
  • Asymmetric tesseral shim coils for magnetic resonance
    Patent number: 6664879
    Abstract: Asymmetric tesseral coils and sets for magnetic resonance applications are provided. Also provided are methods for designing such coils, as well as coils generating arbitrary field profiles. In certain embodiments, the coils are rigorously constrained to have finite dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: NMR Holdings No. 2 Pty Limited
    Inventors: Lawrence Kennedy Forbes, Stuart Crozier
  • ASYMMETRIC TESSERAL SHIM COILS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
    Publication number: 20030112107
    Abstract: Asymmetric tesseral coils and sets for magnetic resonance applications are provided. Also provided are methods for designing such coils, as well as coils generating arbitrary field profiles. In certain embodiments, the coils are rigorously constrained to have finite dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: NMR Holdings No. 2 Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Lawrence Kennedy Forbes, Stuart Crozier
  • Asymmetric zonal shim coils for magnetic resonance
    Patent number: 6377148
    Abstract: Asymmetric zonal shim coils and shim sets for magnetic resonance applications are provided. Also provided are Fourier-series based methods for designing such coils as well as symmetric coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: NMR Holdings No. 2 Pty Limited
    Inventors: Lawrence Kennedy Forbes, Stuart Crozier, David Michael Doddrell