Patents by Inventor Daniel Culver

Daniel Culver 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 system and method for detecting chiari malformations
    Patent number: 8401612
    Abstract: A method for detecting Chiari malformations. The method generally comprises positioning a patient in an upright orientation in a patient-receiving space of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and acquiring images of the patient's cerebellum and brainstem in the upright orientation. The method further comprises positioning the patient in a recumbent orientation in the patient-receiving space of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and acquiring images of the patient's cerebellum and brainstem in the recumbent orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Fonar Corporation
    Inventors: Ki-Cheung Chu, Raymond V. Damadian, Daniel Culver