Patents by Inventor Richard James Kail

Richard James Kail 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).

  • Fiber optic systems for MRI suites and related devices and methods
    Patent number: 9610048
    Abstract: Fiber optic systems with an MR compatible mouse in an MR scanner room that connects to a fiber optic computer mouse interface that is attached to a fiber optic cable that connects to a USB port of a computer in the MR control room to allow the mouse in the MR scanner room to move a cursor on a monitor in communication with the computer in the control room of an MRI suite during an MRI guided surgical procedure. The fiber optic cable(s) can be routed though a conventional RF wall waveguide and avoids the need for additional holes in the penetration panel for connectors. The fiber optic systems can also include up converters and down converters for providing fiber optic video signals from cameras in the MR scanner room to display video signal on the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MRI Interventions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal Vij, Peter Piferi, Richard James Kail
  • FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS FOR MRI SUITES AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140046167
    Abstract: Fiber optic systems with an MR compatible mouse in an MR scanner room that connects to a fiber optic computer mouse interface that is attached to a fiber optic cable that connects to a USB port of a computer in the MR control room to allow the mouse in the MR scanner room to move a cursor on a monitor in communication with the computer in the control room of an MRI suite during an MRI guided surgical procedure. The fiber optic cable(s) can be routed though a conventional RF wall waveguide and avoids the need for additional holes in the penetration panel for connectors. The fiber optic systems can also include up converters and down converters for providing fiber optic video signals from cameras in the MR scanner room to display video signal on the monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: MRI Interventions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamal Vij, Peter Piferi, Richard James Kail