Patents by Inventor Dennis Wester

Dennis Wester 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).

  • Medical radioisotopes and methods for producing the same
    Publication number: 20060023829
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a new method for preparing technetium-99m, via its molybdenum-99 parent, by alpha particle irradiation of zirconium-96. Also disclosed are novel compositions containing one or more of technetium-99m, molybdenum-99 and zirconium species. Systems for producing molybdenum-99 and technetium-99m, including alpha particle generators and irradiation targets, also are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Schenter, Dennis Wester, Glen Hollenberg, Brian Rapko, Gregg Lumetta
  • Novel TC-99M complexes
    Patent number: 5071965
    Abstract: Complexes useful as radiopharmaceutical imaging agents comprise technetium bonded to a ligand which generally can be described by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is N, C, B or P;the three Y groups can be the same or different, each characterized by the general formula ##STR2## and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, W, and X are further defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Jeffrey Dunn, Dennis Nosco, Steven Woulfe, Richard Dean, Dennis Wester