Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130190595 | Laser Optoacoustic Ultrasonic Imaging System (LOUIS) and Methods of Use - Provided herein are the systems, methods, components for a three-dimensional tomography system. The system is a dual-modality imaging system incorporates a laser ultrasonic system and a laser optoacoustic system. The dual-modality imaging system has means for generate tomographic images of a volume of interest in a subject body based on speed of sound, ultrasound attenuation and/or ultrasound backscattering and for generating optoacoustic tomographic images of distribution of the optical absorption coefficient in the subject body based on absorbed optical energy density or various quantitative parameters derivable therefrom. Also provided is a method for increasing contrast, resolution and accuracy of quantitative information obtained within a subject utilizing the dual-modality imaging system. The method comprises producing an image of an outline boundary of a volume of interest and generating spatially or temporally coregistered images based on speed of sound and/or ultrasonic attenuation and on absorbed optical energy within the outlined volume. | 07-25-2013 |
20130190596 | Dynamic Optoacoustic Angiography of Peripheral Vasculature - Provided herein are systems and methods for dynamic optoacoustic imaging of the peripheral vasculature. The system generally comprises a short pulse laser, a fiberoptic laser light delivery system, and imaging module, a scanning system, and electronics/computer system for system control and three-dimensional and two-dimensional optoacoustic image visualization. A method is provided for optoacoustic imaging of an appendage using the dynamic optoacoustic imaging system where an appendage of a subject is imaged under conditions of normal, maximum and minimum tolerable temperatures and displaying differential anatomical images of peripheral vasculature in the appendage and functional diagnostic parameters as a function of time and temperature. From this data medical conditions of the appendage may be diagnosed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130289381 | DUAL MODALITY IMAGING SYSTEM FOR COREGISTERED FUNCTIONAL AND ANATOMICAL MAPPING - A real-time imaging system that provides ultrasonic imaging and optoacoustic imaging coregistered through application of the same hand-held probe to generate and detect ultrasonic and optoacoustic signals. These signals are digitized, processed and used to reconstruct anatomical maps superimposed with maps of two functional parameters of blood hemoglobin index and blood oxygenation index. The blood hemoglobin index represents blood hemoglobin concentration changes in the areas of diagnostic interest relative to the background blood concentration. The blood oxygenation index represents blood oxygenation changes in the areas of diagnostic interest relative to the background level of blood oxygenation. These coregistered maps can be used to noninvasively differentiate malignant tumors from benign lumps and cysts. | 10-31-2013 |
20130301380 | METHOD FOR DUAL MODALITY OPTOACOUSTIC IMAGING - A real-time imaging method that provides ultrasonic imaging and optoacoustic imaging coregistered through application of the same hand-held probe to generate and detect ultrasonic and optoacoustic signals. These signals are digitized, processed and used to reconstruct anatomical maps superimposed with maps of two functional parameters of blood hemoglobin index and blood oxygenation index. The blood hemoglobin index represents blood hemoglobin concentration changes in the areas of diagnostic interest relative to the background blood concentration. The blood oxygenation index represents blood oxygenation changes in the areas of diagnostic interest relative to the background level of blood oxygenation. These coregistered maps can be used to noninvasively differentiate malignant tumors from benign lumps and cysts. | 11-14-2013 |
20140039293 | OPTOACOUSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING HANDHELD PROBE UTILIZING OPTICALLY REFLECTIVE MATERIAL - An optoacoustic imaging system includes a hand-held imaging probe having a light emitting portion and an array of ultrasonic transducers. The probe includes an acoustic lens having an optically reflective material that operates to avoid image artifacts associated with light interactions with the acoustic lens. The optically reflective material may be a thin, highly optically reflective metallic layer. The acoustic lens may be formed from a material such as silicon rubber filled with titanium dioxide or barium sulfate that allows it to reflect and scatter light from illumination components with substantially no absorption of such light, and yet be optically opaque. The probe may include a housing that provides hypo-echoic encapsulation of the probe. An assembly of the array of ultrasonic transducers may include a hypo-echoic material. The probe may include optical windows, each comprising one or more anti-reflection-coated plates with acoustic impedance matching that of tissues to be imaged. | 02-06-2014 |
20140066761 | Optoacoustic-Ultrasonic Contrast Agents with Enhanced Efficiency - Provided herein are dual contrast agents or nanocomposite particles designed to enhance optoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging. The contrast agents or particles have a core designed to enhance response to incident transient ultrasonic pressure waves and at least two layers disposed around the core. The inner first layer is designed to effectively absorb incident transient optical waves, convert absorbed optical energy into heat and demonstrates significant thermal expansion and/or conversion of thermal energy into acoustic pressure. The outer second layer thermally insulates the inner layer from the surrounding aqueous environment and enhances the generation of transient ultrasonic pressure waves during optoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging and sensing. Also provided are methods of enhancing contrast in a tissue optoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging and producing enhanced optoacoustic images by contacting the tissue with the dual contrast agent or nanocomposite particles. | 03-06-2014 |
20150150452 | Optoacoustic-Ultrasonic System for Coregistered Functional and Morphological Imaging of Placentas - Provided herein are dual modality imaging systems and methods within displayed anatomical structures of placenta in real time. The imaging system comprises a dual modality laser optoacoustic and ultrasonic platform with a plurality of subsystems for delivering near infrared light, optoacoustic and ultrasonic pulses to the placenta and/or associated tissue and deep anatomic structures, for detecting ultrasonic pulses generated or reflected within the tissue using a multi-channel optoacoustic-ultrasound probe and associated transducers. The dual modality imaging system displays the results obtained as quantitative functional images of the parameters coregistered with anatomic tissue images. A multichannel electronic system comprising a computer tangibly storing software enables processor-executable instructions to calculate quantitative functional parameters of the placental blood within specific anatomical tissue structures and display quantitative functional optoacoustic images of the functional parameters within specific anatomical structures in the tissue that are visualized by ultrasound. | 06-04-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130129427 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MOVING OBJECTS BASED ON A BUOYANCY FORCE - A pipe of an apparatus has a first gas in a first space and a second gas in a second space. The first gas is in the amount to generate a buoyancy force that exceeds at least a gravity force to position the apparatus in a stationary state at a predetermined distance relative to a reference surface. A fixture is coupled to the apparatus to secure the apparatus in the stationary state relative to the ground without supporting the apparatus. The first gas is lighter than the second gas. The pipe is capable of creating a flow of the second gas. | 05-23-2013 |
20140115501 | PLATFORM FOR ARRANGING SERVICES BETWEEN GOODS MANUFACTURERS AND CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND USERS OF VIRTUAL LOCAL COMMUNITY VIA AUTHORIZED AGENTS - A social networking platform having users grouped into multiple groups of residents based on users' geographical areas, each group representing a virtual local community representing the corresponding geographical area. Each resident is identified by a resident identifier having a common local community identifier that uniquely identifies the corresponding geographical area in which the residents actually reside. Each resident is provided a three-dimensional (3D) homepage having items resembling items owned by the resident in an actual resident home. Some of the items decorated in the 3D homepage can be activate to invoke an authorized agent which will access a goods/service provider on behalf of the resident for purchasing further items. An authorized agent can be installed and available to a virtual community only if the residents allow. Based on the purchase, a resident is rewarded with credits for future purchases and ownership shares of the authorized agent. | 04-24-2014 |
20150095153 | PLATFORM FOR ARRANGING SERVICES BETWEEN GOODS MANUFACTURERS AND CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND USERS OF VIRTUAL LOCAL COMMUNITY VIA AUTHORIZED AGENTS - A social networking platform having users grouped into multiple groups of residents based on users' geographical areas, each group representing a virtual local community representing the corresponding geographical area. Each resident is identified by a resident identifier having a common local community identifier that uniquely identifies the corresponding geographical area in which the residents actually reside. Each resident is provided a three-dimensional (3D) homepage having items resembling items owned by the resident in an actual resident home. Some of the items decorated in the 3D homepage can be activate to invoke an authorized agent which will access a goods/service provider on behalf of the resident for purchasing further items. An authorized agent can be installed and available to a virtual community only if the residents allow. Based on the purchase, a resident is rewarded with credits for future purchases and ownership shares of the authorized agent. | 04-02-2015 |
20150225059 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MOVING OBJECTS BASED ON A BUOYANCY FORCE - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first pipe and a second pipe, where at least a portion of the first pipe is within the second pipe. The first pipe has a first gas in a first space and a second gas in a second space. The first gas is in an amount to generate a buoyancy force that exceeds at least a gravity force of the apparatus to position the apparatus in a stationary state at a first distance relative a ground, wherein the first pipe is movable relative to the second pipe. The apparatus further includes a first fixture coupled to the second pipe to secure the apparatus in the stationary state at the first distance relative to the ground without supporting the apparatus. | 08-13-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100278464 | Blade Gasodynamic Bearing - The invention is related to mechanical engineering in particular to compliant foil hydrodynamic bearings which is used in small-size high speed machines such as turbocompressors, cooling turbines etc. The inventive foil hydrodynamic bearing comprises a bearing case ( | 11-04-2010 |
20110133377 | Plate spring - The invention relates to mechanical engineering, in particular to spring elements for compliant foil hydrodynamic bearings used in small-size high speed machines. The inventive spring is cut out from a single sheet and comprises a plurality of elementary arc-shaped springs ( | 06-09-2011 |
20120045154 | Multiblade Gasodynamic Bearing - The invention is related to mechanical engineering in particular to compliant foil hydrodynamic bearings which is used in small-size high speed machines such as turbocompressors, cooling turbines etc. The inventive foil hydrodynamic bearing comprises a bearing case ( | 02-23-2012 |
20150362012 | FOIL BEARING ASSEMBLY - The bearing assembly comprises a radial foil bearing and an axial foil bearing, a control bearing preload device for controlling stiffness of the bearing under normal operating conditions, an electromagnetic unloading device for decreasing amplitude of rotor oscillations and an unloading means for increasing the ultimate bearing load without damaging bump foils. The radial foil bearing comprises a bushing | 12-17-2015 |