Patents by Inventor Mark J. Monaghan

Mark J. Monaghan 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 of and systems for examining tissue perfusion using ultrasonic contrast agents
    Patent number: 5255683
    Abstract: A system for and method of ultrasonically examining tissue using an ultrasound contrast enhancing agent involve detecting a frequency dependent characteristic of ultrasonic energy reflected from tissue at first and second time periods and utilizing the resulting data to obtain an indication of the presence in and the travel of the agent through the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Sound Science Limited Partnership
    Inventor: Mark J. Monaghan