Patents by Inventor George Wesbey

George Wesbey 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).

  • Contrast agents for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 4972837
    Abstract: A method is provided for obtaining in vivo differentiation of tissues in an animal by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging comprising the steps of introducing into the animal a complex comprising a paramagnetic metal ion and a chelator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Barry L. Engelstad, Robert C. Brasch, Robert S. Hattner, George Wesbey, John P. Huberty
  • Method for attaining in vivo tissue-specific contrast by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 4909257
    Abstract: A method is provided for obtaining in vivo diferentiation of tissues in an animal by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging comprising the steps of introducing into the animal a complex comprising a paramagnetic ferric ion and a chelator. Particular contrast agents, Fe(HBED) and Fe(EHPG), are excretable by a hepatobiliary pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Barry L. Engelstad, Robert C. Brasch, Robert S. Hattner, George Wesbey, John P. Huberty