Patents by Inventor David C. Ailion

David C. Ailion 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).

  • Rapid line scan NMR imaging
    Patent number: 4818937
    Abstract: NMR imaging is effected by application of two normal diagonal planes to develop line volumes at major intersections which are converted into a slice image. Rapid line scan imaging is achieved by successive diagonal excitation of previously unexcited regions. Spoiler magnetic gradient fields and applied periodically to dephase and in turn eliminate minor or spurious echoes from other intersections of the two normal diagonal planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: University of Utah
    Inventors: David C. Ailion, Thomas A. Case, Krishnamurthy Ganesan
  • NMR imaging method
    Patent number: 4583044
    Abstract: NMR images are resolved from FID signal data generated under asymmetric conditions. Subtraction NMR images are resolved from corresponding signal data generated under both symmetric and asymmetric conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: University of Utah
    Inventors: Thomas A. Case, Duane D. Blatter, David C. Ailion