Patents by Inventor Robb Phillip Merrill

Robb Phillip Merrill 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR HIGH RESOLUTION FAST ACQUISITION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING A CATHETER-MOUNTED COIL
    Publication number: 20150099965
    Abstract: A catheter-mounted, expandable or set in position, coil for magnetic resonance imaging. The coil having a catheter sheath including an elongated tube with a central axis, the catheter sheath having an opening at an end thereof; an expandable coil including a conductive material connected to an expansion mechanism which, when deployed, maintains the expandable receive coil shape; and a cable running through the catheter sheath, the cable being electrically connected to the coil inductive loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Nelly A. Volland, J. Rock Hadley, Dennis Lee Parker, Evgueni G. Kholmovski, Robb Phillip Merrill, Nassir F. Marrouche