Patents by Inventor Paul Finlon

Paul Finlon 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).

  • Power distribution in MR-PET imaging system integration
    Patent number: 8969815
    Abstract: An integrated magnetic resonance (MR) and positron emission tomography (PET) system includes an MR scanner including a magnet that defines an opening in which a subject is positioned, a set of PET detectors disposed about the opening, a plurality of data processing units each electrically connected with a respective one or more of the PET detectors of the set of PET detectors, and a plurality of power supply modules, each power supply module being operable to generate a DC power supply for different groups of one or more of the data processing units. Each power supply module is discrete from the other power supply modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: James Frank Caruba, Darryl Hrdina, Grant Arthur Albert, Paul Finlon
  • Power Distribution in MR-PET Imaging System Integration
    Publication number: 20120019064
    Abstract: An integrated magnetic resonance (MR) and positron emission tomography (PET) system includes an MR scanner including a magnet that defines an opening in which a subject is positioned, a set of PET detectors disposed about the opening, a plurality of data processing units each electrically connected with a respective one or more of the PET detectors of the set of PET detectors, and a plurality of power supply modules, each power supply module being operable to generate a DC power supply for different groups of one or more of the data processing units. Each power supply module is discrete from the other power supply modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
    Inventors: James Frank Caruba, Darryl Hrdina, Grant Arthur Albert, Paul Finlon