Patents by Inventor Leiming P. Xie

Leiming P. Xie 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).

  • Intraluminal MRI probe
    Patent number: 6950063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an intraluminal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probe which may be used for intraluminal MRI. The present invention is sized sufficiently small to be inserted into a patient intraluminally. The probe of the present invention comprises a substrate having a dielectric constant in the range of 1-1000, and first and second conducting layers on each side of the dielectric. The present invention is configured to result in a distributed capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The University of Houston
    Inventors: Krzysztof Nesteruk, Jaroslaw Wosik, Leiming P. Xie, James T. Willerson, Samuel Ward Casscells, Morteza Naghavi
  • Intraluminal MRI probe
    Publication number: 20040004477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an intraluminal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probe which may be used for intraluminal MRI. The present invention is sized sufficiently small to be inserted into a patient intraluminally. The probe of the present invention comprises a substrate having a dielectric constant in the range of 1-1000, and first and second conducting layers on each side of the dielectric. The present invention is configured to result in a distributed capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Krzysztof Nesteruk, Jaroslaw Wosik, Leiming P. Xie, James T. Willerson, Samuel Ward Casscells, Morteza Naghavi