Patents by Inventor Nathan J. Towles

Nathan J. Towles 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).

  • Determination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment parameters
    Patent number: 8818733
    Abstract: A photodynamic therapy system and methods determine the amount (concentration) of a photosensitizer agent present in the target tissue. The system may also determine the tissue oxygenation. The system may also determine light dosimetry parameters based on the amount of photosensitizer in the tissue and/or the tissue oxygenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, College of Charleston
    Inventors: Linda R. Jones, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Michael B. Wallace, Nathan J. Towles, Fletcher B. Moore
  • DETERMINATION OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT) TREATMENT PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20110270056
    Abstract: A photodynamic therapy system and methods determine the amount (concentration) of a photosensitizer agent present in the target tissue. The system may also determine the tissue oxygenation. The system may also determine light dosimetry parameters based on the amount of photosensitizer in the tissue and/or the tissue oxygenation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: College of Charleston, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Linda R. Jones, Nathan J. Towles, Fletcher B. Moore, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Michael B. Wallace