Patents by Inventor William Louis Einziger
William Louis Einziger 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).
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Patent number: 10295630Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a variable wire dimension gradient coil. In one example, a gradient coil includes a length of coiled wire, the wire comprising a first segment having a first width and a second segment having a second width, the second width smaller than the first width.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Sung Man Moon, Shahed Ashraf, William Louis Einziger, Derek Allan Seeber
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Patent number: 10126386Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gradient coil assembly includes a substrate and first hollow conductor coil. The substrate has a surface. The first hollow conductor coil includes a first coiled portion and a first end run portion joined by a first eye lead portion. The first coiled portion defines a series of increasing radius loops disposed on the surface of the substrate, with an outer loop of the first coiled portion defining a coiled portion boundary. The first eye lead portion is disposed in a central portion of the first coiled portion. The first end run portion extends continuously from the first coiled portion via the first eye lead portion beyond the coiled portion boundary.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Derek Allan Seeber, David Glenn Lee, Eric George Budesheim, Timothy Elden Wise, Jean-Baptiste Mathieu, Charles Franklin Helms, Michael Dominic Graziani, Sung Man Moon, Justin Ricci, William Louis Einziger, Anthony Mantone, Hannah Leigh Aaronson
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Patent number: 10114092Abstract: A connection system includes a connector electrically connected and fixedly secured to a gradient coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging device, a cable block fixedly secured to a magnet of the magnetic resonance imaging device substantially above the connector, and a cable having a first end electrically connected to the cable block and a second end received by the connector and forming an electrical connection between the connector and the cable block.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Derek Allan Seeber, Anthony Mantone, William Louis Einziger, Edwin Legall, Timothy Elden Wise, Shahed Ashraf
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Publication number: 20170059675Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a variable wire dimension gradient coil. In one example, a gradient coil includes a length of coiled wire, the wire comprising a first segment having a first width and a second segment having a second width, the second width smaller than the first width.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Sung Man Moon, Shahed Ashraf, William Louis Einziger, Derek Allan Seeber
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Publication number: 20170038445Abstract: A connection system includes a connector electrically connected and fixedly secured to a gradient coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging device, a cable block fixedly secured to a magnet of the magnetic resonance imaging device substantially above the connector, and a cable having a first end electrically connected to the cable block and a second end received by the connector and forming an electrical connection between the connector and the cable block.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: DEREK ALLAN SEEBER, ANTHONY MANTONE, WILLIAM LOUIS EINZIGER, EDWIN LEGALL, TIMOTHY ELDEN WISE, SHAHED ASHRAF
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Publication number: 20170003361Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gradient coil assembly includes a substrate and first hollow conductor coil. The substrate has a surface. The first hollow conductor coil includes a first coiled portion and a first end run portion joined by a first eye lead portion. The first coiled portion defines a series of increasing radius loops disposed on the surface of the substrate, with an outer loop of the first coiled portion defining a coiled portion boundary. The first eye lead portion is disposed in a central portion of the first coiled portion. The first end run portion extends continuously from the first coiled portion via the first eye lead portion beyond the coiled portion boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Derek Allan Seeber, David Glenn Lee, Eric George Budesheim, Timothy Elden Wise, Jean-Baptiste Mathieu, Charles Franklin Helms, Michael Dominic Graziani, Sung Man Moon, Justin Ricci, William Louis Einziger, Anthony Mantone, Hannah Leigh Aaronson
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Patent number: 8793991Abstract: A displacer for adjusting a level of a liquid cryogen in a cryostat. The displacer including an expandable member at least partially defining a sealed chamber. The expandable member being configured to transition from a collapsed state where the sealed chamber has a smaller volume to an expanded state where the sealed chamber has a larger volume. The displacer includes a first end piece attached to a first end of the expandable member and a second end piece attached to a second end of the expandable member.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gregory Citver, William Louis Einziger, Yuri Lvovsky
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Patent number: 8694065Abstract: A cryogenic cooling system includes a chamber defined by an outer wall and an inner wall, the chamber housing at least one component to be cooled; a wicking structure in thermal contact with one of the outer wall and the inner wall of the chamber; and a delivery system in a spaced apart relationship with the chamber and fluidly connected to the wicking structure for transporting a working fluid to and from the wicking structure. Also provided is a magnetic resonance imaging system including the cryogenic cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Jalal Hunain Zia, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Tao Deng, Longzhi Jiang, William Louis Einziger, Wen Shang, Yuri Lvovsky, Kathleen Melanie Amm, Gregory Citver, Tao Zhang
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Patent number: 8598881Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system with a thermal reservoir and method for cooling are provided. A cooling vessel for a magnet system of the MRI system includes a first portion containing a helium cryogen in contact with a plurality of magnet coils of an MRI system. The cooling vessel also includes a second portion separate from and fluidly decoupled from the first portion, with the second portion containing a material different than the helium cryogen and having a volume greater than the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Longzhi Jiang, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, John Scaturro, Jr., William Louis Einziger
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Publication number: 20130079229Abstract: A cryogenic cooling system includes a chamber defined by an outer wall and an inner wall, the chamber housing at least one component to be cooled; a wicking structure in thermal contact with one of the outer wall and the inner wall of the chamber; and a delivery system in a spaced apart relationship with the chamber and fluidly connected to the wicking structure for transporting a working fluid to and from the wicking structure. Also provided is a magnetic resonance imaging system including the cryogenic cooling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Jalal Hunain Zia, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Tao Deng, Longzhi Jiang, William Louis Einziger, Wen Shang, Yuri Lvovsky, Kathleen Melanie Amm, Gregory Citver, Tao Zhang
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Publication number: 20120176134Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system with a thermal reservoir and method for cooling are provided. A cooling vessel for a magnet system of the MRI system includes a first portion containing a helium cryogen in contact with a plurality of magnet coils of an MRI system. The cooling vessel also includes a second portion separate from and fluidly decoupled from the first portion, with the second portion containing a material different than the helium cryogen and having a volume greater than the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Longzhi Jiang, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, John Scaturro, JR., William Louis Einziger
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Publication number: 20110136671Abstract: A displacer for adjusting a level of a liquid cryogen in a cryostat. The displacer including an expandable member at least partially defining a sealed chamber. The expandable member being configured to transition from a collapsed state where the sealed chamber has a smaller volume to an expanded state where the sealed chamber has a larger volume. The displacer includes a first end piece attached to a first end of the expandable member and a second end piece attached to a second end of the expandable member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Gregory Citver, William Louis Einziger, Yuri Lvovsky
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Publication number: 20110101003Abstract: A low-profile shipping system for shipping an object without a pallet includes a shipping crate configured to surround the object being shipped. The shipping crate is configured to substantially enclose the object being shipped. The shipping crate defines a first passageway and a second passageway. The first passageway and the second passageway are adapted to receive a fork of a forklift. The low-profile shipping system also includes a shipping rail attached to the inside of the shipping crate at a location above the first passageway and the second passageway. The shipping rail is adapted to support the weight of the object and the shipping crate while the object is being transported by forklift.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: William Louis Einziger, Ronald Floyd Lochner, James Grayland McLeod, Mark O. Derakhshan, Robert Arthur Belinski, Timothy Elden Wise
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Patent number: 6883226Abstract: A superconducting magnet support structure is provided. The support structure includes an exterior portion and an interior portion. The exterior portion has multiple shoulders and multiple pockets. The shoulders and pockets are dimensioned corresponding to dimensions of a superconducting magnet. The interior portion has a base coupled to the shoulders. The exterior portion and the interior portion contain roving at approximately 0° and 90° directions relative to a center axis extending through the support structure. A method of fabricating the support structure is also provided including applying an integrated multi-layer glass tape to a preformed support tooling during a wet winding process.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Larry Herndon, William Louis Einziger
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Publication number: 20040051612Abstract: A superconducting magnet support structure is provided. The support structure includes an exterior portion and an interior portion. The exterior portion has multiple shoulders and multiple pockets. The shoulders and pockets are dimensioned corresponding to dimensions of a superconducting magnet. The interior portion has a base coupled to the shoulders. The exterior portion and the interior portion contain roving at approximately 0° and 90° directions relative to a center axis extending through the support structure. A method of fabricating the support structure is also provided including applying an integrated multi-layer glass tape to a preformed support tooling during a wet winding process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2002Publication date: March 18, 2004Inventors: Larry Herndon, William Louis Einziger
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Patent number: 6147579Abstract: A non-uniform multi-layer thermally insulating blanket assembly for use in a superconducting magnet in the tapered space between the thermal radiation shield and a conical support assembly includes three steps at different thicknesses provided by multiple blankets with layer staking and blanket positioning.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1999Date of Patent: November 14, 2000Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Louis Einziger, Xianrui Huang, Gregory Alan Lehmann, John Arthur Urbahn
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Patent number: 6038867Abstract: A thermally insulating joint for multilayer insulating blankets for a superconducting magnet with layers of low thermal emissivity material separated by low conductivity spacers staked together with adjacent joints and vents offset from each other and with low emissivity adhesive strips overlying the remote ends of adjacent layers of the joined blankets.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Louis Einziger, Phillip William Eckels, Michael Loren Creel