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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2009
Applicants:

Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Aachen, DE;

Achim Hilgers, Alsdorf, DE;

Lambertus DE Vries, Overpelt, BE;

Bjoern Weissler, Aachen, DE;

Derk Reefman, Eindhoven, NL;

Marinus Johannes Adrianus Maria Van Helvoort, Leende, NL;

Pieter Gerrit Blanden, Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Aachen, DE;

Achim Hilgers, Alsdorf, DE;

Lambertus De Vries, Overpelt, BE;

Bjoern Weissler, Aachen, DE;

Derk Reefman, Eindhoven, NL;

Marinus Johannes Adrianus Maria Van Helvoort, Leende, NL;

Pieter Gerrit Blanden, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01); G01R 33/422 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/3692 (2013.01); G01R 33/283 (2013.01); G01R 33/3642 (2013.01); G01R 33/422 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: a main magnet () adapted for generating a main magnetic field; at least one radio frequency receiver coil unit () for acquiring magnetic resonance signals in a receiver coil radio frequency band () from an examined object (); means () for inductively (wirelessly) supplying electric power to an electric component of the apparatus, wherein the electric component is adapted to be powered by inductively supplied electric power, wherein the power transfer frequency () and the higher-harmonics () of the power transfer frequency () for inductively supplying the electric power are located outside the receiver coil radio frequency band ().


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