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Examiner: Smith, Ruth S


Primary examiner statistics: 89 patents; average approval time: 113 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 0 patents; average approval time: N/A

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8190239 Individual identification device
8180437 Optical pulse wave velocity obtaining apparatus and method thereo...
8170641 Method of imaging an extremity of a patient
8155727 Wrist coil for magnetic resonance imaging
8150493 Patient infusion and imaging system
8145293 Adaptive medical image acquisition system and method
8131354 Apparatus and method for estimating stroke volume of the heart us...
8131347 Optical apparatus for measuring bio-information
8131344 Method and system for registering a medical situation associated ...
8099154 Apparatus for generating focused acoustical pressure waves
8078259 Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging of arteries u...
8057409 Ultrasonic therapeutic device and an ultrasonic therapeutic syste...
8050738 Position detecting apparatus using the magnetic field direction o...
8046053 System and method for modifying images of a body part
8032200 Methods and systems for tissue analysis
8012091 Method and system for fetal weight estimation
8010176 Method for elastomammography
8005527 Method of determining a condition of a tissue
7998073 Ultrasound imaging with reduced noise
7998095 Occlusion device
7993289 Systems and methods for the destruction of adipose tissue
7996058 Method using implantable wireless transponder using position coor...
7985189 Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of medical...
7972286 Method of applying acoustic energy effective to alter transport o...
7925326 Solid fiduciary marker for multimodality imaging
7912530 Magnetic detection coil and apparatus for measurement of magnetic...
7901356 Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method
7894875 Quantifying blood volume using magnetization transfer magnetic re...
7881773 Multi-mode internal imaging
7865228 Multi-slice cerebral blood flow imaging with continuous arterial ...
7862510 Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method
7854701 Non-invasive monitoring of intracranial dynamic effects and brain...
7853314 Methods and apparatus for improving image quality
7850611 System and methods for improved ultrasound imaging
7848788 Magnetic resonance imaging probe
7844319 Systems and methods for magnetic-resonance-guided interventional ...
7828737 Acoustic lens and ultrasonic probe using the lens
7819808 Ultrasound image diagnosis apparatus and method displaying a dias...
7813782 Imaging system including an object handling system
7809425 Method and apparatus for examining a substance, particularly tiss...

Patents as Assistant Examiner

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