Patents by Inventor Thomas Penn

Thomas Penn 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).

  • Patent number: 6998947
    Abstract: A cryogen pressure vessel assembly for a superconducting magnet comprises an inner former, an outer former, and an outer shell. The inner former has a plurality of superconducting magnet coils wound thereon, and the outer former has a plurality of bucking coils wound thereon. The inner former, the outer former, and the outer shell form a fluid boundary for a cryogen. In one aspect, a pressure face is formed on at least one of the coil formers, and a radial slot for receiving wires entering and exiting a coil is disposed in the pressure face. A plurality of wire clamps are positioned in the radial slot, with each wire clamp in the plurality of wire clamps including: a front face extending coplanar with the pressure face, a rear face opposite the front face, the rear face contacting a back surface of the radial slot, and a recess formed in the rear face, the recess forming a channel for passage of the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Penn, Peter Feenan, David Reeves
  • Publication number: 20040244386
    Abstract: A cryogen pressure vessel assembly for a superconducting magnet comprises an inner former, an outer former, and an outer shell. The inner former has a plurality of superconducting magnet coils wound thereon, and the outer former has a plurality of bucking coils wound thereon. The inner former, the outer former, and the outer shell form a fluid boundary for a cryogen. In one aspect, a pressure face is formed on at least one of the coil formers, and a radial slot for receiving wires entering and exiting a coil is disposed in the pressure face. A plurality of wire clamps are positioned in the radial slot, with each wire clamp in the plurality of wire clamps including: a front face extending coplanar with the pressure face, a rear face opposite the front face, the rear face contacting a back surface of the radial slot, and a recess formed in the rear face, the recess forming a channel for passage of the wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Penn, Peter Feenan, David G. Reeves