Patents by Inventor Michael A. Palmo, Jr.

Michael A. Palmo, Jr. 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).

  • Aperture sized disc shaped end caps of a ferromagnetic shield for magnetic resonance magnets
    Patent number: 4646045
    Abstract: A shield for a MR magnet is provided comprising a cylindrical shell of magnetic material surrounding the MR magnet. The cylindrical shell is situated so that its longitudinal axis is coaxial with the magnetic axis of the MR magnet. Two disk shape end caps of magnetic material are secured to either end of the cylindrical shell. The end caps each define a central aperture extending longitudinally through the disk, with the radial extent of each of the apertures sized so that the perturbation of the field in the working volume of the MR magnet due to the cylindrical shell is compensated for.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Madabushi V. Chari, Ahmed K. Kalafala, John D'Angelo, Michael A. Palmo, Jr.