Electric resistance heating devices – Heating devices – Radiant heater
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Campbell, Thor S (Department: 3742)
Electric resistance heating devices
Heating devices
Radiant heater
C392S407000, C324S300000, C324S703000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07962019
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a warm bore of a superconducting magnet in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) includes a plurality of warm bore thermal sensors positioned on a surface of the warm bore and a plurality of heater elements positioned on the surface of the warm bore. A heater element thermal sensor is coupled to each of the plurality of heater elements and configured to monitor the temperature of the corresponding heater element. A controller is coupled to the plurality of warm bore thermal sensors and the plurality of heater element thermal sensors. The controller is configured to control each of the plurality of heater elements to maintain a predetermined temperature of the warm bore.
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Duby Tomas
Seeber Derek A.
Campbell Thor S
General Electric Company
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