Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Blackler, III

Stephen F. Blackler, III 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).

  • MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PATIENT TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220175265
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a patient during MRI imaging to prevent patient burns. The system includes a barrel to provide an MRI image of a patient and an infrared camera to image the patient separately from the MRI image. The infrared camera includes an adjustable field of view and is positionable at a plurality of viewing angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. The infrared camera is coupled to a processor adapted to monitor the surface temperature of the patient based on the output of the infrared camera. The processor is further adapted to control at least one of the field of view of the infrared camera and/or the viewing angle of the camera during MRI imaging of the patient. The system further includes a patient gown formed of an infrared transmissive material that provides visual concealment for the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond C. WATTS, Stephen F. BLACKLER, III, Jack A. DEKKINGA, James J. KUMLER
  • Magnetic resonance imaging patient temperature monitoring system and related methods
    Patent number: 11291383
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a patient during MRI imaging to prevent patient burns. The system includes a barrel to provide an MRI image of a patient and an infrared camera to image the patient separately from the MRI image. The infrared camera includes an adjustable field of view and is positionable at a plurality of viewing angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. The infrared camera is coupled to a processor adapted to monitor the surface temperature of the patient based on the output of the infrared camera. The processor is further adapted to control at least one of the field of view of the infrared camera and/or the viewing angle of the camera during MRI imaging of the patient. The system further includes a patient gown formed of an infrared transmissive material that provides visual concealment for the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: RTTHERMAL, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond C. Watts, Stephen F. Blackler, III, Jack A. Dekkinga, James J. Kumler
  • MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PATIENT TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180271396
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a patient during MRI imaging to prevent patient burns. The system includes a barrel to provide an MRI image of a patient and an infrared camera to image the patient separately from the MRI image. The infrared camera includes an adjustable field of view and is positionable at a plurality of viewing angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. The infrared camera is coupled to a processor adapted to monitor the surface temperature of the patient based on the output of the infrared camera. The processor is further adapted to control at least one of the field of view of the infrared camera and/or the viewing angle of the camera during MRI imaging of the patient. The system further includes a patient gown formed of an infrared transmissive material that provides visual concealment for the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Raymond C. Watts, Stephen F. Blackler, III, Jack A. Dekkinga, James J. Kumler