Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Block

Ronald E. Block 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).

  • Organic silicon contrast agents and methods of use
    Patent number: 5525324
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a magnetic resonance imaging composition for imaging of an organ or organ system comprising an organic silicon compound. Preferably, the organ system is the gastrointestinal tract. The present invention is further directed to a method of diagnosis comprising administering to a mammal a contrast effective amount of an organic silicon compound suspended or dispersed in a physiologically tolerable carrier and generating a magnetic resonance image of said mammal. In a preferred embodiment, the organic silicon compound is a silane. In another preferred embodiment, the organic silicon compound is a siloxane. In yet another preferred embodiment, the organic silicon compound is a polysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Inventor: Ronald E. Block