Patents by Inventor Alfred Yager

Alfred Yager 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).

  • DETECTION OF INTERNAL GAS LEAKAGE
    Publication number: 20140200437
    Abstract: A method placing a gas into a first cavity of a patient, where the gas includes hyperpolarized 3-Helium (3-He). At least a portion of the patient is imaged using MRI to detect the gas within the patient. Based at least in part on the imaging, a determination is made regarding whether at least a portion of the gas is present in a second cavity of the patient. Presence of the gas in the second cavity is indicative of a leakage of the first cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Yager, Alfred Yager