Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Villard

Joseph W. Villard 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).

  • Methods and compositions to reduce scattering of light during therapeutic and diagnostic imaging procedures
    Patent number: 7983736
    Abstract: Disclosed are improved methods and compositions for use in light-based in vivo imaging and treatment. The techniques described involve the use of low-scattering, oxygen-carrying blood substitutes in imaging and treatment methods, including OCT imaging. The invention has particular advantages in imaging within the cardiovascular system and highly vascularized or oxygen-dependent tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Joseph W. Villard, Thomas E. Milner, Marc D. Feldman, Jeehoon Kim, Gregory L. Freeman
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO REDUCE SCATTERING OF LIGHT DURING THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20100298716
    Abstract: Disclosed are improved methods and compositions for use in light-based in vivo imaging and treatment. The techniques described involve the use of low-scattering, oxygen-carrying blood substitutes in imaging and treatment methods, including OCT imaging. The invention has particular advantages in imaging within the cardiovascular system and highly vascularized or oxygen-dependent tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Board of Regents, the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Joseph W. Villard, Marc D. Feldman, Thomas E. Milner, JeeHyun Kim, Gregory L. Freeman
  • Methods and compositions to reduce scattering of light during therapeutic and diagnostic imaging procedures
    Patent number: 7747315
    Abstract: Disclosed are improved methods and compositions for use in light-based in vivo imaging and treatment. The techniques described involve the use of low-scattering, oxygen-carrying blood substitutes in imaging and treatment methods, including OCT imaging. The invention has particular advantages in imaging within the cardiovascular system and highly vascularized or oxygen-dependent tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Board of Regents, the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Joseph W. Villard, Marc D. Feldman, Thomas E. Milner, JeeHyun Kim, Gregory L. Freeman