Patents by Inventor Michael A. McDonald

Michael A. McDonald 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).

  • Paramagnetic polymerized protein microspheres and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 6797257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition that includes gadolinium particles encapsulated in microsphere shells. The composition is suitable for use as a contrast agent with a plurality of imaging modalities, including, for example, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed temography. The compositions also are useful for therapeutic applications, including neutron capture therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Michael A. McDonald, Kenneth L. Watkin
  • System for selecting an appropriate optical fiber type for a communication network
    Patent number: 6757456
    Abstract: An optical fiber selection system automatically recommends an appropriate optical fiber type for a communication network, based on input from a user. In one embodiment, the system includes a user computer system that is in communication with a vendor computer system. The vendor computer system executes code and performs a number of steps. Initially, the vendor computer system receives at least one technical parameter associated with the proposed communication network from the user, via the user computer system. Next, the vendor computer system automatically selects an optical fiber type for the communication network based on the least one technical parameter. Finally, the vendor computer system provides the selected optical fiber type to the user, via the user computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael A. McDonald, Kendall D. Musgrove, Robert J. Whitman
  • Paramagnetic polymerized protein microspheres and methods of preparation thereof
    Publication number: 20030003054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition that includes gadolinium particles encapsulated in microsphere shells. The composition is suitable for use as a contrast agent with a plurality of imaging modalities, including, for example, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed temography. The compositions also are useful for therapeutic applications, including neutron capture therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Michael A. McDonald, Kenneth L. Watkin
  • System for selecting an appropriate optical fiber type for a communication network
    Publication number: 20020191946
    Abstract: An optical fiber selection system automatically recommends an appropriate optical fiber type for a communication network, based on input from a user. In one embodiment, the system includes a user computer system that is in communication with a vendor computer system. The vendor computer system executes code and performs a number of steps. Initially, the vendor computer system receives at least one technical parameter associated with the proposed communication network from the user, via the user computer system. Next, the vendor computer system automatically selects an optical fiber type for the communication network based on the least one technical parameter. Finally, the vendor computer system provides the selected optical fiber type to the user, via the user computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Michael A. McDonald, Kendall D. Musgrove, Robert J. Whitman
  • Shipping container
    Patent number: D415346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven L. Bertz, Paul R. Blais, Patricia C. Guy, Michael A. McDonald