Patents by Inventor Walter W. Massefski, JR.

Walter W. Massefski, JR. 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).

  • NMR methods for monitoring blood clot formation
    Patent number: 10697984
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: T2 Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Jay Lowery, Jr., Vyacheslav Papkov, Walter W. Massefski, Jr., Rahul K. Dhanda, Edward Chris Thayer
  • NMR METHODS FOR MONITORING BLOOD CLOT FORMATION
    Publication number: 20180113141
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Jay LOWERY, Jr., Vyacheslav PAPKOV, Walter W. MASSEFSKI, Jr., Rahul K. DHANDA, Edward Chris THAYER
  • METHODS FOR BLOOD TYPING AND ANTIBODY SCREENING
    Publication number: 20170315141
    Abstract: The invention features systems and methods for the detection of analytes, particularly antigens, complement, and antibodies present in blood. The invention features a system for the detection of antigens, complement, and antibodies on the surface of RBCs and circulating antibodies in the blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Jay LOWERY, JR., Vyacheslav PAPKOV, Walter W. MASSEFSKI, JR.
  • NMR methods for monitoring blood clot formation
    Patent number: 9797914
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: T2 Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Jay Lowery, Jr., Vyacheslav Papkov, Walter W. Massefski, Jr., Rahul K. Dhanda, Edward Chris Thayer
  • Methods for monitoring tight clot formation
    Patent number: 9739733
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: T2 Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter W. Massefski, Jr., Thomas Jay Lowery, Jr., Lynell R. Skewis
  • NMR methods for monitoring blood clot formation
    Patent number: 9599627
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: T2 Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Lowery, Jr., Vyacheslav Papkov, Walter W. Massefski, Jr., Rahul K. Dhanda, Edward C. Thayer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING COAGULOPATHIES
    Publication number: 20170045494
    Abstract: The invention features a diagnostic platform utilizing T2 magnetic resonance to directly measure integrated reactions in whole blood samples such as clotting, clot contraction, and fibrinolysis to provide a comprehensive assessment of hemostatic parameters on a single instrument in minutes. The methods of the invention can be performed with less than 1 mL of blood and minimal sample handling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Jay LOWERY, JR., Walter W. MASSEFSKI, JR., Vyacheslav PAPKOV, Lynell R. SKEWIS
  • NMR METHODS FOR MONITORING BLOOD CLOT FORMATION
    Publication number: 20160018421
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Jay LOWERY, JR., Vyacheslav PAPKOV, Walter W. MASSEFSKI, JR., Rahul K. DHANDA, Edward Chris THAYER
  • METHODS FOR MONITORING TIGHT CLOT FORMATION
    Publication number: 20150308970
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: T2 Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter W. MASSEFSKI, JR., Thomas Jay LOWERY, JR., Lynell R. SKEWIS
  • NMR METHODS FOR MONITORING BLOOD CLOT FORMATION
    Publication number: 20140212901
    Abstract: The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: T2 Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Lowery, JR., Vyacheslav Papkov, Walter W. Massefski, JR., Rahul K. Dhanda, Edward C. Thayer