US Patent Issued to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS on Oct. 6 for "Thermal bimetal actuators for use in non-magnetic medical devices" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,623, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Thermal bimetal actuators for use in non-magnetic medical devices" was invented by Dimitri George Kostakis (Orlando, Fla.) and Bruce Geoffrey Appleton (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Non-magnetic thermally-controlled bimetal valves comprising active and passive members having different coefficients of thermal expansion, and systems incorporating such valves, are described herein. These valves and systems find particular application in the field of patient care as it relates to magnetic resonance ("MR") environments, such as environ...