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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:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Scott Argersinger, Colgate, WI (US);
Jonathan Mark Butzine, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A heated patient diagnostic table is provided, including a tabletop and a heater array in communication with the tabletop . The heater array includes a conductive polymer coating compatible for use in medical diagnostic imaging systems. The conductive polymer coating is utilized to produce thermal energy capable of heating the tabletop and thereby increase patient comfort.