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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Eddy Benjemin Boskamp, Monomonee Falls, WI (US);
Ronald D. Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Glen P. Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eddy Benjemin Boskamp, Monomonee Falls, WI (US);
Ronald D. Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Glen P. Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system wirelessly supplies electrical power to an RF coil and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for an MRI system. The system supplies power to at least operate the RF coil and ADC without the use of a battery and without use of a wired connection external to the bore of the magnet.