The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen OT, DE;
Felix Michael Koeber, Erlangen, DE;
Rolf Heinrichs, Roettenbach, DE;
Adrian Bampton, Eynsham, GB;
Philip Alan Charles Walton, Witney, GB;
Dhavalkumar Patel, Eynsham, GB;
John Anthony Robert Teah, Hermitage, GB;
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
Abstract
In a superconducting magnet arrangement, such as used in a magnetic resonance system, and a power management method therefor, an enhanced economic power mode (EPM) is implemented wherein the compressor operation is controlled by magnet pressure, temperature and time, so as to ensure the readiness of the magnet system for a scanning operation upon exiting the enhanced EPM. A processor implementing the enhanced EPM looks for a signal that indicates that the magnet system is operational and, in the absence of that signal for a predetermined period of time, enters into EPM. Exit from EPM occurs if certain conditions are violated, but then re-entry into EPM is attempted (re-starting EPM), thereby making the magnet system ready for operation again, if and when a patient scan is to be implemented.