Patents by Inventor MICHAEL CZIGLER

MICHAEL CZIGLER 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).

  • Apparatus and method for decoupling an MRI receive coil
    Patent number: 10613166
    Abstract: An apparatus for decoupling a receive coil from a transmit coil includes a tuning circuit connected electrically with the receive coil and a MEMS switch connected electrically in parallel with the tuning circuit, and operable to line up or to bypass the tuning circuit by opening or closing the MEMS switch. The apparatus further includes a control circuit operatively connected with the MEMS switch and operable to open or to close the MEMS within a window of time responsive to energization of the transmit coil to transmit a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Taylan Dalveren, Dan Kenrick Spence, Limin Feng, Gabriel Searles, Michael Czigler
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECOUPLING AN MRI RECEIVE COIL
    Publication number: 20160341804
    Abstract: An apparatus for decoupling a receive coil from a transmit coil includes a tuning circuit connected electrically with the receive coil and a MEMS switch connected electrically in parallel with the tuning circuit, and operable to line up or to bypass the tuning circuit by opening or closing the MEMS switch. The apparatus further includes a control circuit operatively connected with the MEMS switch and operable to open or to close the MEMS within a window of time responsive to energization of the transmit coil to transmit a signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: TAYLAN DALVEREN, DAN KENRICK SPENCE, LIMIN FENG, GABRIEL SEARLES, MICHAEL CZIGLER