Patents by Inventor Patrick Dooms

Patrick Dooms 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).

  • Arrangement for receiving and/or transmitting RF signals especially in a MRI system
    Patent number: 7777494
    Abstract: An arrangement for receiving and/or transmitting RF signals and for feeding the same in a digital format between at least one RF antenna, coil and/or sensor unit (A, B) and a signal processing unit (8), by means of at least one digital cable (121, . . . 12n), especially for use in a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system is disclosed, wherein at least one of the RF antenna, coil and/or sensor units (A, B) and at least one side of the digital cables (121, . . . 12n) is provided with a digital signal connector (10c, 11a; 121a, 121b, . . . 12na, 12nb) for separably connecting both by plugging the connectors together. By transmitting the RF signals in a digital format, especially in a digital optical format, a plurality of digital cables (121, . . . 12n) with different lengths and digital connectors (121a, 121b, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Koniklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Patrick Dooms, Koos Mulder
  • Arrangement For Receiving and/or Transmitting Rf Signals Especially in a Mri System
    Publication number: 20080309341
    Abstract: An arrangement for receiving and/or transmitting RF signals and for feeding the same in a digital format between at least one RF antenna, coil and/or sensor unit (A, B) and a signal processing unit (8), by means of at least one digital cable (121, . . . 12n), especially for use in a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system is disclosed, wherein at least one of the RF antenna, coil and/or sensor units (A, B) and at least one side of the digital cables (121, . . . 12n) is provided with a digital signal connector (10c, 11a; 121a, 121b, . . . 12na, 12nb) for separably connecting both by plugging the connectors together. By transmitting the RF signals in a digital format, especially in a digital optical format, a plurality of digital cables (121, . . . 12n) with different lengths and digital connectors (121a, 121b, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N. V.
    Inventors: Patrick Dooms, Koos Mulder