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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:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Michael Eberler, Postbauer-Heng, DE;
Jürgen Nistler, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Renz, Erlangen, DE;
Günther Zebelein, Möhrendorf, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Eberler, Postbauer-Heng, DE;
Jürgen Nistler, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Renz, Erlangen, DE;
Günther Zebelein, Möhrendorf, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sandwich structure which attenuates the PET radiation minimally, is used as a support tube for the transmit antenna. In at least one embodiment, it includes a thin strong inner wall, a likewise thin and strong outer wall and an interior of the support tube which is of the honeycomb type or is made of foam material.