Patents by Inventor Molly Stout

Molly Stout 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).

  • Transvaginal fast-scanning optical-resolution photoacoustic endoscopy
    Patent number: 11925472
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a fast-scanning optical-resolution photoacoustic (fsOR-PAE) endoscope for imaging vasculature within tissues in vivo that includes an ultrasonic transducer and a scanning mirror within a lumen of an elongate casing. The scanning mirror is configured to direct the laser pulses from the pulsed laser source to a focal spot outside the casing in a scanning pattern via an imaging window formed in the casing. The scanning mirror is further configured to direct a plurality of photoacoustic signals from the focal spot to the ultrasonic transducer via the imaging window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: Washington University, California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Konstantin Maslov, Methodius Tuuli, Molly Stout, George Macones, Chiye Li, Junhui Shi, Yuan Qu
  • Transvaginal Fast-Scanning Optical-Resolution Photoacoustic Endoscopy
    Publication number: 20210186411
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a fast-scanning optical-resolution photoacoustic (fsOR-PAE) endoscope for imaging vasculature within tissues in vivo that includes an ultrasonic transducer and a scanning mirror within a lumen of an elongate casing. The scanning mirror is configured to direct the laser pulses from the pulsed laser source to a focal spot outside the casing in a scanning pattern via an imaging window formed in the casing. The scanning mirror is further configured to direct a plurality of photoacoustic signals from the focal spot to the ultrasonic transducer via the imaging window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Washington University, California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Konstantin Maslov, Methodius Tuuli, Molly Stout, George Macones, Chiye Li, Junhui Shi, Yuan Qu
  • PHOTOACOUSTIC NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC ENDOSCOPY
    Publication number: 20210169414
    Abstract: In various aspects, a photoacoustic endoscopic probe and methods for measuring a hydration of a connective tissue in vivo using the photoacoustic endoscopic probe are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicants: Washington University, California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Konstantin Maslov, Methodius Tuuli, Molly Stout, George Macones, Junhui Shi, Peinan Zhao, Yuan Qu, Peng Hu