Inventor · Erlangen, DE

Michael Sellers

30Patents
10h-index
25Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 4, 1994 → Jan 4, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5680086A MRI magnets Physics 36 Expired
US7068033B2 Acoustically damped gradient coil Physics 33 Expired
US7015692B2 Apparatus for active cooling of an MRI patient bore in cylindrical MRI systems Electricity 31 Expired
US6812705B1 Coolant cooled RF body coil Physics 28 Expired
US5431165A MRI magnets Physics 26 Expired
US7301343B1 System, method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a MRI magnet warm bore Physics 26 Active
US5708362A Magnet arrangement for a diagnostic magnetic resonance apparatus Physics 23 Expired
US6107799A Noise reduction arrangement for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus Physics 19 Expired
US5698980A Gradient coil mounting method and arrangement for reducing noise in a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus Physics 14 Expired
US6075363A Method for noise reduction in the operation of a gradient coil Physics 14 Expired
US5675255A Tesseral gradient coil for nuclear magnetic resonance tomography apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US7268548B2 System and method for reducing auditory perception of noise associated with a medical imaging process Physics 9 Expired
US7042218B2 System and method for reducing auditory perception of noise associated with a medical imaging process Physics 9 Expired
US5661399A Diagnostic magnetic resonance apparatus operable with reduced noise Physics 9 Expired
US9511280B1 Online gaming system including virtual items that transcend multiple character deaths Human Necessities 6 Active
US5786694A Gradient coil system for use in a diagnostic magnetic resonance apparatus Physics 6 Expired
US9186588B1 Game with an area of effect for structures impacting a surrounding area Human Necessities 5 Active
US7368913B2 Apparatus and method of providing forced airflow to a surface of a gradient coil Physics 4 Active
US9592440B1 Battle-attribute-based arrangement of map areas Human Necessities 4 Active
US8601523B2 Topographic fraud detection Electricity 3 Active
US9027070B2 Topographic fraud detection Electricity 3 Active
US9544625B2 Topographic fraud detection Electricity 3 Active
US7439836B2 Magnetic field generating apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging Electricity 2 Active
US7309988B2 Methods and systems for reducing acoustic noise in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system Physics 1 Expired
US8169220B2 Flattened gradient coil for MRI systems Physics 1 Active

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