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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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18/787104
Spatial compounded harmonic imaging for medical ultrasound applications Jul 28, 2024 Issued
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18/782946
Nonlinear and smart metamaterials useful to change resonance frequencies Jul 23, 2024 Issued
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18/771726
Method of improving quality of ultrasound image and ultrasound imaging apparatus therefor Jul 11, 2024 Issued
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18/767484
ELASTOGRAPHY DEVICE AND METHOD Jul 8, 2024 Pending
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18/749012
METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF NANOCONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREOF Jun 19, 2024 Pending
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18/740098
LOCAL COIL WITH ENERGY-SAVING APPARATUS Jun 10, 2024 Pending
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18/679989
Method and apparatus for training a deep learning based model for harmonic imaging May 30, 2024 Issued
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18/669068
Systems and methods for detecting electromagnetic interference in patients during magnetic resonance imaging May 19, 2024 Issued
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18/669481
DUAL FUNCTION COOLING AND CHARGING UNIT FOR AN ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS, AND RELATED ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS May 19, 2024 Pending
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18/666143
Measurement device, measurement system, and measurement method May 15, 2024 Issued
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18/645177
Regional gain control for segmented thin-film acoustic imaging systems Apr 23, 2024 Issued
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18/629415
Magnetic resonance signature matching (MRSIGMA) for real-time volumetric motion tracking and adaptive radiotherapy Apr 7, 2024 Issued
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18/589361
Image processing apparatus, image capturing system, image processing method, and image processing program Feb 26, 2024 Issued
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18/436699
Repeatable Ultrasound Feb 7, 2024 Pending
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18/415664
Water jet light guide for in-vivo spectroscopy Jan 17, 2024 Issued
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18/408726
VASCULAR PUNCTURE DEVICE AND VASCULAR PUNCTURE SYSTEM Jan 9, 2024 Pending
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18/536055
Data transfer on ultrasound probe signal wires Dec 10, 2023 Issued
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18/525507
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL AN ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE BASED ON DYNAMIC PARAMETERS THEREOF Nov 29, 2023 Abandoned
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18/495739
POWER STRUCTURE AND ULTRASOUND PROBE Oct 25, 2023 Pending
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18/244174
IMPLANTS USING ULTRASONIC BACKSCATTER FOR RADIATION DETECTION AND ONCOLOGY Sep 7, 2023 Abandoned
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