Patents by Inventor Geng Ku

Geng Ku 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZING AND MONITORING BIOPSY AND ABLATION NEEDLES WITHIN THE BODY
    Publication number: 20250072861
    Abstract: Imaging methods and apparatus for localizing biopsy needles coupled to an ultrasonic transmitter and/or monitoring ablation of an ablation probe connected to a microwave source, which include an arbitrary waveform generator for generating a chirp signal that excites the ultrasonic transmitter to generate an ultrasonic signal or modulates the microwave signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: David C. Garrett, Jinhua Xu, Geng Ku, Lihong Wang
  • THERMOACOUSTIC AND ULTRASOUND TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20230404407
    Abstract: Certain aspects pertain to systems, apparatus, and methods for one or both of thermoacoustic and ultrasound tomography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: David C. Garrett, Jinhua Xu, Geng Ku, Lihong Wang
  • PHOTOACOUSTIC AND THERMOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY FOR BREAST IMAGING
    Publication number: 20190008444
    Abstract: A system for imaging a biological sample including a tubular body having a side wall defining an interior shaped and sized for receiving the biological sample, an electromagnetic source positioned at one end of the tubular body interior for directing electromagnetic energy into the biological sample in the body interior, and an ultrasonic transducer positioned along said side wall of the body for receiving ultrasonic energy induced by the electromagnetic energy and transmitted through the biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Geng Ku
  • Photoacoustic and thermoacoustic tomography for breast imaging
    Patent number: 10070813
    Abstract: A system for imaging a biological sample including a tubular body having a side wall defining an interior shaped and sized for receiving the biological sample, an electromagnetic source positioned at one end of the tubular body interior for directing electromagnetic energy into the biological sample in the body interior, and an ultrasonic transducer positioned along said side wall of the body for receiving ultrasonic energy induced by the electromagnetic energy and transmitted through the biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Geng Ku
  • PHOTOACOUSTIC AND THERMOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY FOR BREAST IMAGING
    Publication number: 20160345886
    Abstract: A system for imaging a biological sample including a tubular body having a side wall defining an interior shaped and sized for receiving the biological sample, an electromagnetic source positioned at one end of the tubular body interior for directing electromagnetic energy into the biological sample in the body interior, and an ultrasonic transducer positioned along said side wall of the body for receiving ultrasonic energy induced by the electromagnetic energy and transmitted through the biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Geng Ku
  • Photoacoustic and thermoacoustic tomography for breast imaging
    Patent number: 9439571
    Abstract: A system for imaging a biological sample including a tubular body having a side wall defining an interior shaped and sized for receiving the biological sample, an electromagnetic source positioned at one end of the tubular body interior for directing electromagnetic energy into the biological sample in the body interior, and an ultrasonic transducer positioned along said side wall of the body for receiving ultrasonic energy induced by the electromagnetic energy and transmitted through the biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Geng Ku
  • PHOTOACOUSTIC AND THERMOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY FOR BREAST IMAGING
    Publication number: 20070299341
    Abstract: A system for imaging a biological sample including a tubular body having a side wall defining an interior shaped and sized for receiving the biological sample, an electromagnetic source positioned at one end of the tubular body interior for directing electromagnetic energy into the biological sample in the body interior, and an ultrasonic transducer positioned along said side wall of the body for receiving ultrasonic energy induced by the electromagnetic energy and transmitted through the biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Geng Ku