Patents by Inventor Gary Cofer

Gary Cofer 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING PULMONARY GAS TRANSFER USING HYPERPOLARIZED 129XE MRI
    Publication number: 20080089846
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing pulmonary gas exchange and/or alveolar-capillary barrier status include obtaining at least one MRI image and/or image data of 129Xe dissolved in the red blood cells (RBC) in the gas exchange regions of the lungs of a patient. The image is sufficiently sensitive to allow a clinician or image recognition program to assess at least one of pulmonary gas exchange, barrier thickness or barrier function based on the 129Xe MRI RBC image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Cofer