Patents by Inventor William Avrin

William Avrin 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).

  • Magnetic resonance imaging screening method
    Publication number: 20070299333
    Abstract: A method to screen individuals specifically for paramagnetic or ferromagnetic objects they may be carrying or wearing, before they enter the high-field region of an MRI suite. The device used comprises either a screening portal or a compact, hand-held magnetic gradiometer and its electronics. The method places all of the sensor arrays in close proximity to all parts of a subject's body, for screening purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicants: MedNovus, Inc., Quantum Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Czipott, Sankaran Kumar, Stephen Wolff, Lowell Burnett, Richard McClure, R. Massengill, William Avrin