Multimodal position transformation dual-helmet meg apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025176886-A1
Application number	US-202519043533-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 3, 2025
Priority date	Jun 11, 2020
Publication date	Jun 5, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A dual-helmet magnetoencephalography measuring apparatus according to an example embodiment includes: an internal container storing a liquid refrigerant; an external container disposed to surround the internal container and including a first external helmet and a second external helmet disposed to be spaced apart from each other; a first sensor-mounted helmet disposed between the external container and the internal container to surround the first external helmet; a second sensor-mounted helmet disposed between the external container and the internal container to surround the second external helmet; a plurality of first SQUID sensor modules disposed on the first sensor-mounted helmet; and a plurality of second SQUID sensor 10 modules disposed on the second sensor-mounted helmet. The internal container and the external container are tilted in a vertical direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A magnetic field measuring apparatus comprising:
an external container; and an internal container storing a liquid refrigerant and inserted into the external container, wherein the internal container comprises: a neck portion into which a baffle insert is inserted; and a body portion having an increased diameter as compared with the neck portion, and wherein the neck portion has a double-wall structure including an internal cylinder and an external cylinder surrounding the internal cylinder.

2 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the internal cylinder further comprises a plurality of ring projections protruding outwardly of a cylinder,
thermal anchors are coupled to the ring projections, respectively, the ring projections are disposed to be spaced apart from each other, and the external cylinder is divided with the ring projection interposed therebetween.

3 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the neck portion further comprises a heat shielding layer disposed between the internal cylinder and the external cylinder.

4 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 2 , wherein an external circumferential surface of the ring projection and an internal circumferential surface of the thermal anchor are screw-coupled to each other.

5 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the thermal anchor includes a cylindrical thermal anchor coupling portion and a disc-shaped thermal anchor body portion disposed on an external circumferential surface of the thermal anchor coupling portion, and
an internal circumferential surface of the thermal anchor coupling portion is screw-coupled to an external circumferential surface of the ring projection.

6 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 2 , wherein each of the thermal anchors has a plurality of slits, extending from an external circumferential surface in an internal radial direction, and a groove extending from one end of the slit in an azimuthal direction.

7 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the thermal anchor comprises first to third thermal anchors, and
wherein the first thermal anchor is connected to a 120K heat shielding layer, the second thermal anchor is connected to an 80K heat shielding layer, and the third thermal anchor is connected to a 40K heat shielding layer.

8 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:
a refrigerant exhaust tube disposed at the baffle insert and exhausting an evaporated refrigerant; a refrigerant injection tube disposed at the baffle insert and injecting a refrigerant; and a condenser connected to the refrigerant exhaust tube and the refrigerant injection tube and condensing an evaporated refrigerant exhausted through the refrigerant injection tube, wherein each of the refrigerant exhaust tube and the refrigerant injection tube is a dual tube including an internal tube and an external tube.

9 . The magnetic field measuring apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:
a main thermal anchor disposed on a lower surface of the internal container; and a plurality of first SQUID sensor modules disposed outside the internal container, wherein each of the plurality of first SQUID sensor modules is in thermal contact with a main thermal anchor, disposed on the lower surface of the internal container, through a litz wire.

Assignees

• Korea Res Inst Standards & Sci

Inventors

• Yu Kwon-Kyu
• Lee Yong-Ho
• Kwon Hyukchan
• Kim Jin-Mok
• Lee Sang-Kil
• Kim Bokyung
• Kim Min-Young
• Kim Kiwong

Classifications

• G01R33/326

  involving a SQUID · CPC title

• A61B2562/066

  in a matrix array · CPC title

• A61B2562/0223

  Magnetic field sensors · CPC title

• A61B5/6803

  Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles · CPC title

• A61B5/4064 Primary

  Evaluating the brain (for intracranial pressure A61B5/031; for cerebral blood gases A61B5/14553; using EEG A61B5/369) · CPC title