Patents by Inventor Vincent P. Ferrera

Vincent P. Ferrera 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME, TRANSCRANIAL MONITORING OF BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER OPENING
    Publication number: 20190192112
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for real-time, transcranial monitoring of safe blood-brain barrier opening include determining an approach angle for targeted blood-brain barrier opening proximate a predetermined region in a brain of a patient, and positioning an ultrasound transducer to generate a focused ultrasound signal at the determined approach angle to the predetermined region in the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Elisa E. Konofagou, Tobias Teichert, Vincent P. Ferrera, Fabrice Marquet, Yao-Sheng Tung, Shih-Ying Wu
  • Systems and methods for real-time, transcranial monitoring of blood-brain barrier opening
    Patent number: 10028723
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for real-time, transcranial monitoring of safe blood-brain barrier opening include determining an approach angle for targeted blood-brain barrier opening proximate a predetermined region in a brain of a patient, and positioning an ultrasound transducer to generate a focused ultrasound signal at the determined approach angle to the predetermined region in the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Elisa E. Konofagou, Tobias Teichert, Vincent P. Ferrera, Fabrice Marquet, Yao-Sheng Teng, Shih-Ying Wu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME, TRANSCRANIAL MONITORING OF BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER OPENING
    Publication number: 20150065871
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for real-time, transcranial monitoring of safe blood-brain barrier opening include determining an approach angle for targeted blood-brain barrier opening proximate a predetermined region in a brain of a patient, and positioning an ultrasound transducer to generate a focused ultrasound signal at the determined approach angle to the predetermined region in the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Elisa E. Konofagou, Tobias Teichert, Vincent P. Ferrera, Fabrice Marquet, Yao-Sheng Teng, Shih-Ying Wu