Patents by Inventor Stephen Gerard Hushek

Stephen Gerard Hushek 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).

  • Radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system for use in interventional and surgical procedures
    Patent number: 10921399
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a flexible, lightweight, low-cost radio frequency (RF) coil array of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In one example, a RF coil assembly for a MRI system includes a loop portion comprising distributed capacitance wire conductors, a coupling electronics portion including a pre-amplifier. A coupler slidably connects two adjacent coil loops together. An open area is formed inside the loops enabling tissue manipulation or biopsies from interventional or surgical procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Gerard Hushek, Scott Allen Lindsay, Robert Steven Stormont
  • RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COIL ARRAY FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SYSTEM FOR USE IN INTERVENTIONAL AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20190154774
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a flexible, lightweight, low-cost radio frequency (RF) coil array of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In one example, a RF coil assembly for a MRI system includes a loop portion comprising distributed capacitance wire conductors, a coupling electronics portion including a pre-amplifier. A coupler slidably connects two adjacent coil loops together. An open area is formed inside the loops enabling tissue manipulation or biopsies from interventional or surgical procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Gerard Hushek, Scott Allen Lindsay, Robert Steven Stormont
  • AUTOMATIC NOISE CANCELLATION FOR UNSHIELDED MR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080048658
    Abstract: A signal processing system for active, environmental, electronic noise suppression is proposed. The system employs a noise sense coil outside the imaging volume to detect the environmental electronic noise, it subtracts the correlated noise in the environmental signal from the imaging signal. The noise suppression eliminates the need for the RF shield around the room containing the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen Gerard Hushek, John Saunders, James Schellenberg