Patents by Inventor Evan R. McCarney

Evan R. McCarney 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).

  • DYNAMIC NUCLEAR POLARIZATION ENHANCED NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE OF WATER UNDER AMBIENT CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20110150779
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for treating hydrated material in a fluid that contains water in which a stable nitroxide is attached to the hydrated material. A dynamic nuclear polarization process (DNP) is conducted on the hydrated material whereby to hyperpolarize the water. A polarization cell contains the hydrated material to obtain hyperpolarized water free from the nitroxide. The dynamic nuclear polarization process is conducted using components comprising a tunable, solid state high power X-band driver and an X-band resonator for microwave transmission to the hydrated material. The components can also include a radio-frequency nuclear magnetic resonance probe, a permanent magnet formed to receive the hydrated material, a portable nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, and an electron spin resonance detector. The components can be sized to be portable, and include electrical input and output and a lap-size hard-case with access to the electrical input and output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Songi Han, Evan R. McCarney, Brandon D. Armstrong, Ravinath Kausik, Hanna Pavlova, Mark Lingwood, Elliott Brown
  • Dynamic nuclear polarization enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance of water under ambient conditions
    Patent number: 7906962
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for treating hydrated material in a fluid that contains water in which a stable nitroxide is attached to the hydrated material. A dynamic nuclear polarization process (DNP) is conducted on the hydrated material whereby to hyperpolarize the water. A polarization cell contains the hydrated material to obtain hyperpolarized water free from the nitroxide. The dynamic nuclear polarization process is conducted using components comprising a tunable, solid state high power X-band driver and an X-band resonator for microwave transmission to the hydrated material. The components can also include a radio-frequency nuclear magnetic resonance probe, a permanent magnet formed to receive the hydrated material, a portable nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, and an electron spin resonance detector. The components can be sized to be portable, and include electrical input and output and a lap-size hard-case with access to the electrical input and output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Songi Han, Evan R. McCarney, Brandon D. Armstrong, Ravinath Kausik, Hanna Pavlova, Mark Lingwood, Elliott Brown
  • Dynamic nuclear polarization enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance of water under ambient conditions
    Publication number: 20090121712
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for treating hydrated material in a fluid that contains water in which a stable nitroxide is attached to the hydrated material. A dynamic nuclear polarization process (DNP) is conducted on the hydrated material whereby to hyperpolarize the water. A polarization cell contains the hydrated material to obtain hyperpolarized water free from the nitroxide. The dynamic nuclear polarization process is conducted using components comprising a tunable, solid state high power X-band driver and an X-band resonator for microwave transmission to the hydrated material. The components can also include a radio-frequency nuclear magnetic resonance probe, a permanent magnet formed to receive the hydrated material, a portable nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, and an electron spin resonance detector. The components can be sized to be portable, and include electrical input and output and a lap-size hard-case with access to the electrical input and output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Songi Han, Evan R. McCarney, Brandon D. Armstrong, Ravinath Kausik, Hanna Pavlova, Mark Lingwood, Elliott Brown