Bruce C. Breneman
17Patents
12h-index
11Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 31, 1987 → Jul 8, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5194810A | Superconducting MRI magnet with magnetic flux field homogeneity control | Electricity | 123 | Expired |
| US5412363A | Open access superconducting MRI magnet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US5134374A | Magnetic field control apparatus | Electricity | 69 | Expired |
| US4943774A | Magnetic field control apparatus | Physics | 64 | Expired |
| US5003276A | Method of site shimming on permanent magnets | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US4782671A | Cooling apparatus for MRI magnet system and method of use | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 29 | Expired |
| US4980641A | Method and apparatus of reducing magnetic hysteresis in MRI systems | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4841268A | MRI Magnet system with permanently installed power leads | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US5414399A | Open access superconducting MRI magnet having an apparatus for reducing magnetic hysteresis in superconducting MRI systems | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US6438967B1 | Cryocooler interface sleeve for a superconducting magnet and method of use | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US5418462A | Method for determining shim placement on tubular magnet | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4743880A | MRI magnet system having shield and method of manufacture | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4768008A | MRI magnet system with vessel having composite first wall | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US4931759A | Magnetic resonance imaging magnet having minimally symmetric ferromagnetic shield | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US5517121A | MRI system with side-access to an image volume located within a two-column main magnet | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6438966B1 | Cryocooler interface sleeve | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US8729899B2 | MRI magnet and MRI system with optimized fringe fields, attractive forces and spatial constraints | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.