METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC FIELD SHIMMING

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EP 3 433 624 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	15.06.2022 Bulletin 2022/24

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	04.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/18

(21)	Application number: 17771054.8

(22)	Date of filing: 22.03.2017

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01R 15/00^(2006.01)
H01F 41/02^(2006.01)

G01R 33/3873^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	G01R 33/243; G01R 33/3802; G01R 33/3806; G01R 33/381; G01R 33/383; G01R 33/3873; H01F 7/0278; H01F 13/003

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2017/023583

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2017/165513 (28.09.2017 Gazette 2017/39)

(54)	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC FIELD SHIMMING VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR MAGNETFELDSCHIMMEN PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE CALAGE DE CHAMP MAGNÉTIQUE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

22.03.2016 US 201662311821 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	30.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/05

(60)	Divisional application:
	22169416.9
	22171138.5

(73)	Proprietor: Hyperfine Operations, Inc.
	Guilford, CT 06437 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HUGON, Cedric Guilford, CT 06437 (US) POOLE, Michael, Stephen Guilford, CT 06437 (US) RALSTON, Tyler, S. Clinton, CT 06413 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hoffmann Eitle
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

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