Patents by Inventor Jeffrey B. Fowlkes

Jeffrey B. Fowlkes 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).

  • Method for generating a gating signal for an MRI system using an ultrasonic detector
    Publication number: 20030195413
    Abstract: An MRI system includes an ultrasonic detector system that includes an ultrasonic transducer placed to detect movement of selected anatomic structure in a patient. The transducer signal is analyzed to produce a gating signal which is used by the MRI system to trigger data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Rubin, Jeffrey B. Fowlkes, Charles R. Meyer