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Matthew C. Bella

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 5425, Phone: (571)272-7778 , Office: P/2667 )

Most Active Art Unit
2721
Art Unit(s)
2616, 2621, 2606, 2674, 2899, 2667, 2624, 2721, 2676
Total Applications
493
Issued Applications
285
Pending Applications
81
Abandoned Applications
128

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/007562
Multi-functional sparse phased arrays for guiding focused ultrasound therapies Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/344825
Radio frequency transmit coil for magnetic resonance imaging system Jun 9, 2021 Issued
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17/333829
Low-rank tensor imaging for quantitative MRI May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/329318
Radio frequency coil unit and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus May 24, 2021 Issued
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17/925275
PROBE WITH COOLING CHAMBER May 11, 2021 Abandoned
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17/920951
System and a method for allowing a non-skilled user to acquire ultrasound images of internal organs of a human body Apr 24, 2021 Issued
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17/237868
Quantitative analysis method for cardiac motion, and ultrasonic system Apr 21, 2021 Issued
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17/230934
Magnet system for a magnetic resonance imaging system Apr 13, 2021 Issued
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17/225632
MRI shield Apr 7, 2021 Issued
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17/223762
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PATIENT POSITIONING IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Apr 5, 2021 Abandoned
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17/218172
Method for optimizing T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of infant brain Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/205979
System and method for controlling operability of multiple medical devices Mar 17, 2021 Issued
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17/202864
Multi-row array RF coil with minimized couplings using birdcage coils Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/202793
MRI coil with a RF shield for radiation or x-ray applications Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/200791
Method and system for in-vivo, and non-invasive measurement of metabolite levels Mar 12, 2021 Issued
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17/192920
Distributed device and method for detecting groundwater based on nuclear magnetic resonance Mar 4, 2021 Issued
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17/908016
Handheld ultrasound scanner with display retention and associated devices, systems, and methods Mar 2, 2021 Issued
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17/190277
Body vibration analysis systems and methods Mar 1, 2021 Issued
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17/185184
Planar inverse anapole microresonator and performing inductive-detection electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy Feb 24, 2021 Issued
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17/180160
Diagnostic ultrasound apparatus and computer readable storage medium Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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