Patents by Inventor Manojit PRAMANIK

Manojit PRAMANIK 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).

  • PHOTO-ACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20180078143
    Abstract: A photo-acoustic imaging apparatus (300) is provided for imaging a region (318) of a subject (306). The apparatus comprises: a light source (310) for directing light (314) at the region of the subject. A photo-acoustic transducer (320) senses photo-acoustic signals (404) induced in the region of the subject by the laser light, the photo-acoustic transducer being immersed in an ultrasound coupling medium and arranged to scan the region of the subject and to move in a curvilinear path (402) around the region of the subject. The light source is disposed within a volume (346) defined, at least in part, by the curvilinear path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Manojit PRAMANIK, Paul Kumar UPPUTURI