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Timothy M. Speer

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 18715, Phone: (571)272-8385 , Office: P/3992 )

Most Active Art Unit
1775
Art Unit(s)
1508, 1774, 1773, 1772, 1784, 1775, 1315, 3992, 3991, 1794
Total Applications
1105
Issued Applications
820
Pending Applications
100
Abandoned Applications
193

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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14/444216
Method and apparatus that acquire magnetic resonance data using a 3D turbo or fast spin echo pulse sequence with a lengthened echo spacing Jul 27, 2014 Issued
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14/339099
Local Coil for a Coil System of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Jul 22, 2014 Abandoned
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14/336144
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus applying an MPG (motion probing gradient) during diffusion weighted imaging Jul 20, 2014 Issued
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14/334461
Method of analyzing formation samples using NMR measurements with an echo time being 100 microseconds or less Jul 16, 2014 Issued
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14/331719
Automatic Local Coil Isocentering Jul 14, 2014 Abandoned
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14/328963
Method and magnetic resonance apparatus to determine a B0 field map Jul 10, 2014 Issued
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14/328983
Method and magnetic resonance apparatus to determine a B1 phase map Jul 10, 2014 Issued
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14/327943
Standing frame with multi-angle positioning while maintaining user orientation Jul 9, 2014 Issued
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14/326790
Noise suppression for MRI signals directly sampled and digitized in imaging room Jul 8, 2014 Issued
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14/325999
Method and apparatus for performing guided and flexible self-navigated structural MRI for motion compensation Jul 7, 2014 Issued
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14/303117
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method for correcting transmission unevenness due to RF pulse Jun 11, 2014 Issued
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14/294677
Localised one-dimensional magnetic resonance spatial-frequency spectroscopy Jun 2, 2014 Issued
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14/286382
Noise canceling in-situ NMR detection May 22, 2014 Issued
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14/263226
Combinational nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) apparatus with linear frequency chirp detected signals Apr 27, 2014 Issued
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14/245331
Method and magnetic resonance system to determine a resonance frequency deviation Apr 3, 2014 Issued
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14/209837
Apparatus for magnetic particle imaging Mar 12, 2014 Issued
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14/182766
MRI device with a plurality of individually controllable entry ports and inserts therefor Feb 17, 2014 Issued
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14/762271
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method for reducing unnecessary contrast Feb 12, 2014 Issued
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14/760846
Magnetic resonance imaging device and timing misalignment detection method thereof Dec 3, 2013 Issued
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15/029534
Dual antenna for circular polarization Nov 12, 2013 Issued
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