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Expanded foam former apparatus and method for making the same

US9575145B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

5References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Craig William Culver · Neosho, US
John Edward Lorbiecki · Richfield, US
Michael James Calloway · Fort Atkinson, US
Sahil Bhatia · Streetsboro, US
Tae Young Yang · Portland, US
YunJeong Stickle · Solon, US
Tom Zink · North Royalton, US
Darren Charles Gregan · Aurora, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2013
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 8, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49071
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An MR coil former apparatus includes a body, a coil array, and a coil cover. The body defines a patient-facing positive surface opposite a non-patient-facing negative surface. The positive surface of the body includes an anatomic contour, and the coil array is disposed adjacent and conformed to the anatomic contour. The coil cover is disposed overlying the coil array and conformed to the anatomic contour.

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