Patents by Inventor Ron Bude

Ron Bude 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY OF JOINTS
    Publication number: 20080173093
    Abstract: A system and method for photoacoustic tomography of a sample, such as a mammalian joint, includes a light source configured to deliver light to the sample, an ultrasonic transducer disposed adjacent to the sample for receiving photoacoustic signals generated due to optical absorption of the light by the sample, a motor operably connected to at least one of the sample and the ultrasonic transducer for varying a position of the sample and the ultrasonic transducer with respect to one another along a scanning path, and a control system in communication with the light source, the ultrasonic transducer, and the motor for reconstructing photoacoustic images of the sample from the received photoacoustic signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Xueding Wang, David Chamberland, Paul Carson, Brian Fowlkes, Ron Bude, Blake Roessler, Jonathan Rubin, Nicholas A. Kotov