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John K. Ford

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Most Active Art Unit
3407
Art Unit(s)
3743, 3405, 3753, 3406, 3407, 3744, 2743, 3784
Total Applications
2062
Issued Applications
1392
Pending Applications
55
Abandoned Applications
615

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/681165
Method for selectively detecting multiple groups and/or molecules simultaneously by preparing multiple nuclear spin singlet and/or singlet orders Jul 6, 2022 Issued
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17/811126
Reducing artifact generation echo in stimulated-echo-based strain imaging Jul 6, 2022 Issued
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17/854391
Determining rock sample properties Jun 29, 2022 Issued
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18/575344
RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER ARRAY FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Jun 27, 2022 Pending
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18/573518
System and method for producing magnetic resonance images with in-plane simultaneous multi-segments and for producing 3D magnetic resonance images with reduced field-of-view Jun 26, 2022 Issued
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17/848561
Magnetic resonance imaging of an object with a first and a second material Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/848529
Echo-spacing shuffling for echo-planar-imaging Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/846436
Image forming apparatus Jun 21, 2022 Issued
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18/570672
OUT OF DISTRIBUTION TESTING FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Jun 21, 2022 Abandoned
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17/842990
Noninvasive quantitation of full versus empty capsids using water proton NMR Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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17/837579
Systems and methods for estimating magnetic susceptibility through continuous motion in an MRI scanner Jun 9, 2022 Issued
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17/836438
Modular magnetic field compensation coil array Jun 8, 2022 Issued
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17/834512
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus for measuring magnetic resonance imaging parameters and method of operating the same Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/664799
Multiphoton magnetic resonance imaging May 23, 2022 Issued
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18/290050
BIRDCAGE RESONATOR FOR HIGH RESOLUTION NMR APPLICATIONS May 16, 2022 Pending
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17/741307
Multi-contrast MRI sampling and image reconstruction May 9, 2022 Issued
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17/662280
Adaptive reconstruction of MR data May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/737751
Image forming apparatus with improved vibration rigidity May 4, 2022 Issued
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17/736088
Systems and methods for real-time B0 fluctuation compensation May 2, 2022 Issued
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17/661736
System and method for magnetic resonance fingerprinting with relaxation and diffusion data acquisition May 1, 2022 Issued
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