Patents by Inventor Robert W. Prost

Robert W. Prost 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).

  • Dynamically detuned NMR field coil
    Patent number: 5243287
    Abstract: A high-pass bird cage coil serves as the whole-body RF coil in an NMR system. This coil is detuned when other RF coils are used to transmit or receive during a pulse sequence. This detuning is accomplished by detuning circuits that contain pin diodes which shunt the tuning capacitors in the bird cage coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ralph S. Hashoian, Robert W. Prost, Perry S. Frederick