ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,175, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Chipiron (Paris).

"Low-noise RF detection and acquisition system based on squid and equipment items including this system" was invented by Dimitri Labat (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiofrequency detection and acquisition system, which is based on SQUID and configured to be integrated into a nuclear magnetic resonance system, comprises a primary detection antenna, a flux transformer having an inlet winding connected to the primary detection antenna, a low critical temperature SQUID device for capturing the magnetic flux produced by an outlet winding of the flux transformer and supplyi...