Patents by Inventor Gary Price Cofer

Gary Price 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
    Patent number: 10895620
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING PULMONARY GAS TRANSFER USING HYPERPOLARIZED 129XE MRI
    Publication number: 20190187231
    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: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer
  • Systems and methods for assessing pulmonary gas transfer using hyperpolarized Xe MRI
    Patent number: 10261151
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING PULMONARY GAS TRANSFER USING HYPERPOLARIZED 129XE MRI
    Publication number: 20170176559
    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: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer
  • Systems and methods for assessing pulmonary gas transfer using hyperpolarized Xe MRI
    Patent number: 9625550
    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 hyperpolarized 129Xe dissolved in the red blood cells (RBC) in the gas exchange region 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 image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING PULMONARY GAS TRANSFER USING HYPERPOLARIZED 129XE MRI
    Publication number: 20150130459
    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 hyperpolarized 129Xe dissolved in the red blood cells (RBC) in the gas exchange region 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 image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer
  • Systems and methods for assessing pulmonary gas transfer using hyperpolarized 129XE MRI
    Patent number: 8911709
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer
  • Systems and Methods for Assessing Pulmonary Gas Transfer using Hyperpolarized 129XE MRI
    Publication number: 20100027864
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing pulmonary gas exchange and/or alveolar-capillary barrier status include using spin echo pulse techniques to generate at least one 3-D MRI image of 129Xe dissolved in the red blood cell (RBC) and barrier compartments in the gas exchange regions of the lungs of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Bastiaan Driehuys, Gary Price Cofer