Patents by Inventor Mark X. Zou

Mark X. Zou 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).

  • Knee/foot/ankle combination coil for MRI systems
    Patent number: 6750653
    Abstract: A MRI RF coil for use on a human leg having a knee, ankle and foot. The coil includes a knee coil section and a foot/ankle coil section. The sections are configurable into a boot-like structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: USA Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark X. Zou, Jie Wang
  • Disjunct MRI array coil system
    Patent number: 6624633
    Abstract: An MRI array coil is formed from a disjunct top coil array and bottom array. Paired top and bottom loop coils image thicker portions of a subject and paired top loop-coils and bottom saddle coils image thinner portions of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: USA Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark X. Zou, Thomas Stickle, James J. Wrenn