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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Tae Young Yang, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Gabriel Searles, Stow, OH (US);
Thomas Edward Zink, North Royalton, OH (US);
Yun-Jeong Stickle, Solon, OH (US);
Darren Charles Gregan, Auburn, OH (US);
Sahil Bhatia, Streetsboro, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A non-cylindrical cable balun design having reduced space requirements and that provides for a lighter-weight RF coil is disclosed. The balun includes a balun shell having a non-cylindrical profile, a dielectric foam positioned within the balun shell so as to fill an interior volume defined by the balun shell, and one or more capacitors formed on the balun shell. A non-cylindrical coaxial cable that transmits electromagnetic signals to the balun extends through a length of the balun and is surrounded by the dielectric foam.