Patents by Inventor Kyle KENNEY

Kyle KENNEY 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).

  • Thermo-responsive ultrasound coupling gel, and methods and uses thereof
    Patent number: 12193874
    Abstract: A thermo-responsive ultrasound coupling gel that contains a thermo-responsive polymer such as poly(n-isopropyl acrylamide), the gel having a phase shift at a temperature in the range of 32 to 35° C. such that the gel has a loss factor G?/G? of >1 at <32° C. and a loss factor G?/G? of <1 at >35° C. The gel can also contain at least one of a solvent and gelling agent. Methods and uses for the thermo-responsive ultrasound coupling gel in an ultrasound and/or ultrasound guided procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Paul E. Bigeleisen, Kyle Kenney, Mark E. Shirtliff
  • THERMO-RESPONSIVE ULTRASOUND COUPLING GEL, AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210153841
    Abstract: A thermo-responsive ultrasound coupling gel that contains a thermo-responsive polymer such as poly(n-isopropyl acrylamide), the gel having a phase shift at a temperature in the range of 32 to 35° C. such that the gel has a loss factor G?/G? of >1 at <32° C. and a loss factor G?/G? of <1 at >35° C. The gel can also contain at least one of a solvent and gelling agent. Methods and uses for the thermo-responsive ultrasound coupling gel in an ultrasound and/or ultrasound guided procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Paul E. BIGELEISEN, Kyle KENNEY, Mark E. SHIRTLIFF