Patents by Inventor Paul Illian

Paul Illian 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).

  • Ultrasound based method and apparatus for stone detection and to facilitate clearance thereof
    Patent number: 9204859
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization
    Inventors: Michael Bailey, John Kucewicz, Wei Lu, Oleg Sapozhnikov, Paul Illian, Anup Shah, Barbrina Dunmire, Neil Owen, Bryan Cunitz, Peter Kaczkowski, Marla Paun
  • ULTRASOUND BASED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STONE DETECTION AND TO FACILITATE CLEARANCE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110263967
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: of higher education having a principal place of bussiness
    Inventors: Michael Bailey, John Kucewicz, Wei Lu, Oleg Sapozhnikov, Paul Illian, Anup Shah, Barbrina Dunmire, Neil Owen, Bryan Cunitz, Peter Kaczkowski, Marla Paun