Patents by Inventor Stefan Zijlema

Stefan Zijlema 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).

  • MRI systems and receive coil arrangements
    Patent number: 11686791
    Abstract: An MRI system receive coil arrangement 3 for use with a main MRI scanner arrangement. The arrangement includes at least one primary receive coil 6 having a first impedance at a predetermined frequency and a first size defined by a cross-sectional area bounded by the primary receive coil and at least one auxiliary receive coil 7 having a second impedance at said predetermined frequency and a second size defined by a cross-sectional area bounded by the auxiliary receive coil wherein the first impedance is lower than the second impedance and the first size is larger than the second size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Tesla Dynamic Coils BV, Futura Composites B.V., UMC Utrecht Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Dennis Klomp, Stefan Zijlema, Catalina Arteaga De Castro, Martino Borgo
  • MRI SYSTEMS AND RECEIVE COIL ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20220137163
    Abstract: An MRI system receive coil arrangement 3 for use with a main MRI scanner arrangement. The arrangement includes at least one primary receive coil 6 having a first impedance at a predetermined frequency and a first size defined by a cross-sectional area bounded by the primary receive coil and at least one auxiliary receive coil 7 having a second impedance at said predetermined frequency and a second size defined by a cross-sectional area bounded by the auxiliary receive coil wherein the first impedance is lower than the second impedance and the first size is larger than the second size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis Klomp, Stefan Zijlema, Catalina Arteaga De Castro, Martino Borgo