Inventor

Ronald Dean Watkins

Inventor

Niskayuna, NY, US

Overview

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Patents

1993–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 41 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Rprimary

G01RMeasuring electric variables50%

A61BDiagnosis32%

A61NElectrotherapy11%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%

G10KSound-producing devices2%

H04BTransmission2%

PatentTitleYear

10,677,867MRI-compatible 12-lead ECG cable2020 10,591,570Method for 3D motion tracking in an MRI scanner using inductively coupled microcoils2020 7,592,813'Wireless RF coil power supply'2009 7,439,741'Thermal management apparatus and uses thereof'2008 7,391,213'Three axis angle invariant RF coil assembly and method and system employing same'2008 7,378,844'Magnetic resonance system, receiver & method of generating detecting and digitizing analog MR signals solely within the MR shielded environment'2008 7,309,989'Wireless RF coil power supply'2007 7,167,000'Cryogenically cooled radiofrequency coil array for magnetic resonance imaging'2007 7,140,420'Thermal management apparatus and uses thereof'2006 7,123,015'Magnetic resonance system and method'2006 7,046,005'Method and apparatus for driver circuits for use in magnetic systems'2006 6,933,724'Matrix coil for generating a variable magnetic field'2005 6,914,432'Phased array coil assembly and method and system for employing the same'2005 6,822,448'RF coil for very high field magnetic resonance imaging'2004 6,791,328'Method and apparatus for very high field magnetic resonance imaging systems'2004 6,618,608'Thermal imaging of fat and muscle using a simultaneous phase and magnitude double echo sequence'2003 6,611,702'Apparatus for use in neonatal magnetic resonance imaging'2003 6,538,441'RF coil for reduced electric field exposure for use in very high field magnetic resonance imaging'2003 6,492,814'Self localizing receive coils for MR'2002 6,470,204'Intracavity probe for MR image guided biopsy and delivery of therapy'2002 6,437,567'Radio frequency coil for open magnetic resonance imaging system'2002 6,393,314'RF driven resistive ablation system for use in MRI guided therapy'2002 6,252,405'Temperature compensated NMR magnet and method of operation therefor'2001 6,184,684'Method to automatically tune MRI RF coils'2001 6,175,757'Luminal mapping'2001 6,144,205'Optical control of radio frequency antennae in a magnetic resonance imaging system'2000 6,129,667'Luminal diagnostics employing spectral analysis'2000 6,054,858'Method to automatically tune MRI RF coils'2000 5,882,305'Optical coupling for invasive devices'1999 5,873,845'Ultrasound transducer with focused ultrasound refraction plate'1999 5,807,253'Patient electrical isolation system'1998 5,769,790'Focused ultrasound surgery system guided by ultrasound imaging'1998 5,739,936'Electro-optical circuit for signal transmission'1998 5,730,134'System to monitor temperature near an invasive device during magnetic resonance procedures'1998 5,715,822'Magnetic resonance devices suitable for both tracking and imaging'1998 5,711,300'Real time in vivo measurement of temperature changes with NMR imaging'1998 5,545,999'Preamplifier circuit for magnetic resonance system'1996 5,526,814'Automatically positioned focussed energy system guided by medical imaging'1996 5,368,032'Manually positioned focussed energy system guided by medical imaging'1994 5,275,165'Magnetic resonance guided ultrasound therapy system with inclined track to move transducers in a small vertical space'1994 5,247,935'Magnetic resonance guided focussed ultrasound surgery'1993

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–2009Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (37)· patent assignee history

1993–2009Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history

1998Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history

2003Patents assigned to TXSONICS LTD (1)· patent assignee history

2020Patents assigned to MIRTLE MEDICAL LLC (1)· patent assignee history

2020Patents assigned to UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR (1)· patent assignee history

2020Based in Redwood City, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	37	1993–2009
MIRTLE MEDICAL LLC	1	2020
TXSONICS LTD	1	2003
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR	1	2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Niskayuna, New York, US	38	1993–2009
Redwood City, California, US	2	2020
Schenectady, New York, US	1	1998