Patents by Inventor Paul D. Major

Paul D. Major 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).

  • Patent number: 8064982
    Abstract: Methods of performing a magnetic resonance analysis of a biological object are disclosed that include placing the object in a main magnetic field (that has a static field direction) and in a radio frequency field; rotating the object at a frequency of less than about 100 Hz around an axis positioned at an angle of about 54°44? relative to the main magnetic static field direction; pulsing the radio frequency to provide a sequence that includes a phase-corrected magic angle turning pulse segment; and collecting data generated by the pulsed radio frequency. In particular embodiments the method includes pulsing the radio frequency to provide at least two of a spatially selective read pulse, a spatially selective phase pulse, and a spatially selective storage pulse. Further disclosed methods provide pulse sequences that provide extended imaging capabilities, such as chemical shift imaging or multiple-voxel data acquisition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jian Zhi Hu, Robert A. Wind, Kevin R. Minard, Paul D. Majors
  • Publication number: 20080116889
    Abstract: Methods of performing a magnetic resonance analysis of a biological object are disclosed that include placing the object in a main magnetic field (that has a static field direction) and in a radio frequency field; rotating the object at a frequency of less than about 100 Hz around an axis positioned at an angle of about 54°44? relative to the main magnetic static field direction; pulsing the radio frequency to provide a sequence that includes a phase-corrected magic angle turning pulse segment; and collecting data generated by the pulsed radio frequency. In particular embodiments the method includes pulsing the radio frequency to provide at least two of a spatially selective read pulse, a spatially selective phase pulse, and a spatially selective storage pulse. Further disclosed methods provide pulse sequences that provide extended imaging capabilities, such as chemical shift imaging or multiple-voxel data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Jian Zhi Hu, Robert A. Wind, Kevin R. Minard, Paul D. Majors
  • Patent number: D269678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: Micromation, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin F. Cooper, Paul D. Major
  • Patent number: D288687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Assignee: Televideo Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul D. Major