Patents by Inventor Mark G. Burnett

Mark G. Burnett 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).

  • Optical measurement of tissue blood flow, hemodynamics and oxygenation
    Patent number: 8082015
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes a device, system and method for determining the characteristics of deep tissue. The novel method includes measuring blood flow rate and oxygenation characteristics of the tissue, and determining oxygen metabolism of the tissue as a function of the measure blood flow rate and measure oxygenation. The blood flow rate characteristics are measured as a function of light fluctuations caused by the tissue, while the oxygenation characteristics are measured as a function of transmission of light through the tissue with respect to the wavelength of light. The tissue may be layered tissue, for example, a portion of a brain. The tissue characteristics may be measured during times of varying levels of exercise intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Arjun G. Yodh, Joel H. Greenberg, Guoqiang Yu, John A Detre, Turgut Durduran, Mark G. Burnett, Emile R. Mohler, III, Harry Quon, Stephen M. Hahn