Patents by Inventor Seung Jean Kim

Seung Jean Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MRI method of determining time-optimal gradient waveforms with gradient amplitude as a function of arc-length in k-space
    Patent number: 7791338
    Abstract: A method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is provided. A scanning path is specified. Gradient amplitude is determined as a function of arc-length along the scanning path in k-space. A time optimal gradient waveform for scanning the scanning path is calculated from the gradient amplitude. The scanning path is scanned using the time optimal gradient waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Seung Jean Kim, John M. Pauly, Michael Lustig
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING TIME-OPTIMAL GRADIENT WAVEFORMS
    Publication number: 20090069664
    Abstract: A method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is provided. A scanning path is specified. Gradient amplitude is determined as a function of arc-length along the scanning path in k-space. A time optimal gradient waveform for scanning the scanning path is calculated from the gradient amplitude. The scanning path is scanned using the time optimal gradient waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Seung Jean Kim, John M. Pauly, Michael Lustig