Patents by Inventor LINGCHENG YUAN

LINGCHENG YUAN 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).

  • Cooling a gradient coil of a magnetic resonance imaging system
    Patent number: 11002813
    Abstract: A gradient coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging system includes at least one gradient coil, a cooling arrangement for cooling the gradient coil, and an RF shield. The cooling arrangement includes at least one cooling tube that is configured to transport a cooling fluid and which is disposed on and in thermal contact with the gradient coil, wherein the assembly further comprises a thermal connector arrangement with at least one of a first thermal connector disposed between the RF shield and the at least one cooling tube, which provides a radially extending connection between the RF shield and the at least one cooling tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Jun Pan, Lingcheng Yuan, Jian Lin, Yun Zhou
  • COOLING A GRADIENT COIL OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200057127
    Abstract: The invention relates to cooling a gradient coil (3) of a magnetic resonance imaging system (11). It is an object of the invention to provide an improved assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus with a gradient coil (3) which allows a cooling of the gradient coil (3) in such a way that a better homogeneity of the temperature distribution an reduced hot spots effects can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: JUN PAN, LINGCHENG YUAN, JIAN LIN, YUN ZHOU