ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,873, issued on April 8, was assigned to ViewRay Systems Inc. (Denver).
"Radio frequency transmit coil for magnetic resonance imaging system" was invented by James F. Dempsey (Atherton, Calif.) and Thomas Chmielewski (Aurora, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio frequency coil is disclosed that is suitable for use with a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus. The radio frequency coil comprises first and second conductive loops connected electrically to each other by a plurality of conductive rungs. The conductive rungs each include a section that is relatively thin that will result in less attenuation to a radiation beam than ot...