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Ruth S. Smith

Examiner (ID: 3842, Phone: (571)272-4745 , Office: P/3737 )

Most Active Art Unit
3737
Art Unit(s)
3793, 2899, 3305, 3737
Total Applications
2604
Issued Applications
1578
Pending Applications
313
Abandoned Applications
707

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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12/583828
Applicators that house and support ultrasound transducers for transcutaneou delivery of ultrasound energy Aug 25, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6224367 [patent_doc_number] => 20100056897 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-03-04 [patent_title] => 'System For Non-Uniform Image Scanning and Acquisition' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/547327 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5035 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0056/20100056897.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12547327 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/547327
System and method for non-uniform image scanning and acquisition Aug 24, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5959864 [patent_doc_number] => 20110184251 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-07-28 [patent_title] => 'BONE MINERAL DENSITY RATIOS AS A PREDICTOR OF OSTEOARTHRITIS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/057892 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 10753 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0184/20110184251.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13057892 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/057892
BONE MINERAL DENSITY RATIOS AS A PREDICTOR OF OSTEOARTHRITIS Aug 24, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5398775 [patent_doc_number] => 20090318838 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-24 [patent_title] => 'Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/583664 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 10039 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0318/20090318838.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12583664 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/583664
Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials Aug 23, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5398777 [patent_doc_number] => 20090318840 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-24 [patent_title] => 'Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/583663 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 10040 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0318/20090318840.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12583663 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/583663
Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials Aug 23, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 5398776 [patent_doc_number] => 20090318839 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-12-24 [patent_title] => 'Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/583662 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 10045 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0318/20090318839.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12583662 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/583662
Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials Aug 23, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6071621 [patent_doc_number] => 20110046472 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-02-24 [patent_title] => 'TECHNIQUES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND CORRECTIONS IN LONG-TERM MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/543951 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6480 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0046/20110046472.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12543951 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/543951
Techniques for temperature measurement and corrections in long-term magnetic resonance thermometry Aug 18, 2009 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6215312 [patent_doc_number] => 20110137235 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-06-09 [patent_title] => 'ULTRASONIC CANCER THERAPY ACCELERATOR' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/057858 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 12329 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0137/20110137235.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13057858 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/057858
ULTRASONIC CANCER THERAPY ACCELERATOR Aug 6, 2009 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8141573 [patent_doc_number] => 20120095336 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-19 [patent_title] => 'ROBOTIC LOCALIZING AID FOR HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DELIVERY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/060673 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2009-08-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 2272 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0095/20120095336.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13060673 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/060673
ROBOTIC LOCALIZING AID FOR HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DELIVERY Aug 5, 2009 Abandoned
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12/535004
Estimation of alignment parameters in magnetic-resonance-guided ultrasound focusing Aug 3, 2009 Issued
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13/057419
Dye application for confocal imaging of cellular microstructure Aug 3, 2009 Issued
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12/506016
Filter set for observing fluorescence radiation in biological tissue Jul 19, 2009 Issued
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12/502066
Method for navigating a catheter probe Jul 12, 2009 Issued
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12/999866
Automated surface-based anatomical analysis based on atlas-based segmentation of medical imaging Jul 6, 2009 Issued
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13/001160
Radiation therapy system Jun 24, 2009 Issued
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12/491496
Uterine Infrared Thermal Imaging Device Jun 24, 2009 Abandoned
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13/000382
Physiological pharmacokinetic analysis for combined molecular MRI and dynamic PET imaging Jun 21, 2009 Issued
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12/995981
MEASURING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOVEMENT IN A TISSUE Jun 1, 2009 Abandoned
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12/995965
Microwave investigation with a contrast medium Jun 1, 2009 Issued
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13/129764
HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED IMAGING FOR ENHANCED DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS LESIONS May 31, 2009 Abandoned
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