U.S. Patents

2015

H. Barrett, B. W. Miller, Y. Ding, L. Chen, J. Hoppin and L. Caucci, “Beta and Alpha Emission Tomography for Three-Dimensional Autoradiography,” International patent application (PCT/US15/14223) submitted, 2014, updated 2015. Licensed

2014

H. H. Barrett, B. W. Miller, Y. Ding, L. Chen and J. Hoppin, “Beta Emission Tomography (BET): 3D Autoradiography,” Invention disclosure submitted 2013. Patent pending, 2014. Licensed.

Yijun Ding, Luca Caucci, Harrison H. Barrett, and John William Hoppin, “Alpha-particle Emission Tomography,” Patent pending, 2014. Licensed.

 

2013

H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, H. B. Barber and B. W. Miller,  “X-ray detector including scintillator, a lens array and an image intensifier”, #8,519,338, Patent issued August 27, 2013.

 

2012

H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, W. C. J. Hunter, B. W. Miller, and R. Park, “Improved spatial resolution positron emission tomography-bazookaPET,” patent application submitted May 2012.

A. Ohkubo, H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid and L. Caucci, “Apparatus and method for estimating optical wavefront parameters,” Disclosure submitted, # UA11-050, 2010, U.S. patent application submitted 2011, licensed 2012.

 

2011

B. W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, H. B. Barber and L. R. Furenlid, “Gamma camera including a scintillator and an image intensifier”, #7,928,397,  Apr. 19, 2011.

 

2010

H. H. Barrett, J. Sakamoto, and A. Goncharov, “Inverse optical design,” Disclosure submitted, #7,832,864, Patent issued Nov. 16, 2010.

B. W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, H. B. Barber, and L. R. Furenlid, “BazookaSPECT: A high-resolution, modular gamma camera based on columnar scintillators and an image intensifier coupled to a fast-readout solid-state detector,” U.S. Patent Application submitted Aug. 22, 2008. All claims allowed, Dec. 2010.

L. Chen, H. H. Barrett, and L. Gobar, “High-resolution direct electron imaging,” U.S. Patent Application submitted 2007, some claims allowed, Dec. 2010.

 

2009

H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, W. C. Hunter, B. W. Miller, ”BazookaPET”, Disclosure submitted, #UA08-069, Provisional patent application submitted, 2009

 

2008

L. Chen, H. H. Barrett, and L. Gobar, “High-resolution direct electron imaging”, Disclosure #UA07-064, 2007; Provisional patent submitted, April 10, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, J. Sakamoto, and A. Goncharov, “Inverse optical design”, Disclosure submitted, #UA07-055, Provisional patent application submitted, 2007; U. S. Patent Application submitted, June 16, 2008.

B. W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, H. B. Barber, and L. R. Furenlid, “BazookaSPECT: A high-resolution, modular gamma camera based on columnar scintillators and an image intensifier coupled to a fast-readout solid-state detector”, Disclosure submitted, #UA08-020, 2008; Provisional Patent Application submitted August 23, 2007; Patent Application filed August 22, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, W. C. J. Hunter, and B. W. Miller, “BazookaPET”, Disclosure submitted, #UA08-069, 2008; Provisional Patent Application submitted March 6, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, H. B. Barber, L. R. Furenlid, and B. W. Miller, “An X-ray/CT photon-counting detector”, Disclosure submitted, #UA09-018, 2008; Provisional Patent Application submitted, October 2008.

 

2007

H. H. Barrett, D. Lara, J. Sakamoto, and L. Caucci, “Method and apparatus for optical testing”, Disclosure submitted, #UA07-102, 2007.

 

2006

H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, and J. Hesterman, “An efficient method for maximum-likelihood estimation of parameters in gamma cameras and other optical sensors”, Provisional Patent Application #UA06-037, 2006.

M. B. Abbott, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “A biocompatible microcolumn phantom for static and dynamic in vivo SPECT imaging and brachytherapy device”, Provisional Patent Application #UA06-092, 2006.

 

2005

H. H. Barrett, W. Hunter, S. Taylor, and K. Zinn, “LumiSPECT: a small-animal bioluminescence/SPECT imaging system using a high-resolution imaging element and high quantum efficiency CCD camera”, Provisional Patent Application #UA05-044, 2005.

 

2004

H. H. Barrett, L. R. Furenlid, and D. W. Wilson, “A novel PET camera employing monolithic scintillation crystals and depth-of-interaction estimation”, Disclosure submitted #UA05-005, July 23, 2004.

 

2002

H. H. Barrett, E. Clarkson, and D. W. Wilson, “Coded-aperture system for planar imaging of volumetric sources”, 6,392,235, May 21, 2002.

D. W. Wilson and H. H. Barrett, “A new design for a small-animal SPECT imager”, patent application submitted.

 

2000

M. A. Kupinski, M. L. Giger, “Method and System for the Segmentation and Classification of Lesions”, Patent No. 6, 138, 045, Oct. 24, 2000.