Patents by Inventor Panu Vesanen

Panu Vesanen 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).

  • Patent number: 9684051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prepolarizing magnetic resonance- or relaxation-based measurement system, comprising a prepolarizing coil for producing a prepolarizing field at the target zone, means for pulsing the prepolarizing field according to a first pulsing scheme, and means for measuring magnetization of a target placed in the target zone. According to the invention, the system further comprises a shielding coil for producing a shielding field and means for pulsing the shielding field according to a second pulsing scheme, whereby the shielding coil and the second pulsing scheme are arranged to reduce the formation of unwanted transient fields caused by the coupling of the prepolarizing coil to conducting or magnetic structures in the surroundings of the system. The invention also relates to a corresponding method of measurement and a process of designing the pulsing schemes for the system or process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Aalto University Foundation
    Inventors: Jaakko Nieminen, Cornelis Zevenhoven, Panu Vesanen, Risto Ilmoniemi
  • Publication number: 20140084925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prepolarizing magnetic resonance- or relaxation-based measurement system, comprising a prepolarizing coil for producing a prepolarizing field at the target zone, means for pulsing the prepolarizing field according to a first pulsing scheme, and means for measuring magnetization of a target placed in the target zone. According to the invention, the system further comprises a shielding coil for producing a shielding field and means for pulsing the shielding field according to a second pulsing scheme, whereby the shielding coil and the second pulsing scheme are arranged to reduce the formation of unwanted transient fields caused by the coupling of the prepolarizing coil to conducting or magnetic structures in the surroundings of the system. The invention also relates to a corresponding method of measurement and a process of designing the pulsing schemes for the system or process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: AALTO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jaakko Nieminen, Cornelis Zevenhoven, Panu Vesanen, Risto Ilmoniemi