US Patent Issued to City University of Hong Kong on May 13 for "Electromagnetic devices, electromagnetic actuation systems, and methods thereof for gradient enhancement" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,431, issued on May 13, was assigned to City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong).

"Electromagnetic devices, electromagnetic actuation systems, and methods thereof for gradient enhancement" was invented by Dong Sun (Hong Kong), Wah Shing Lam (Hong Kong) and Yingxin Huo (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment includes an electromagnetic device for generating a magnetic field in a workspace. The electromagnetic device includes an elongated sleeve defining a hollow space and having an external surface, a magnetic core, and an electric coil wounded onto the external surface of the elongated sleeve and configured to generat...