Table 1 Recent patent applications in biological imaging
Patent number | Description | Assignee | Inventor | Priority application date | Publication date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US 20090065697 | A biological sample imaging method for a sub-millimeter wave frequency heterodyne imaging system, involving processing reference intermediate frequency signals and storing or displaying information in the form of an image. | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA, USA), Coherent (Santa Clara, CA, USA) | Dengler R, Mueller ER, Siegel PH | 10/1/2003 | 3/12/2009 |
WO 2008155339 | A biological vector and its radio-fluorinated derivatives useful in radiopharmaceutical formulation for use in medicine, particularly in in vivo imaging and for generating an image of the human or animal body. | GE Healthcare (Little Chalfont, UK) | Bhalla R, Jackson A | 6/20/2007 | 12/24/2008, 2/26/2009 |
US 20090047219, JP 2009044964 | A sugar chain–containing luciferase derivative, where an organic fluorescent dye is bonded to the luciferase through the sugar chain; useful for biological imaging and for producing a luminescent probe that has fewer biological effects. | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Tokyo) | Ohmiya Y, Wu C | 8/14/2007 | 2/19/2009, 3/5/2009 |
WO 2009022289 | An imaging method involving the illumination of a biological sample with a reference array of spots and acquiring one sample image consisting of a sample-related array of spots resulting from the reference array of spots interacting with the sample. | Konink Philips Electronics (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) | Bakker L, Hulsken B, Stallinga S, Vossen D | 8/16/2007 | 2/19/2009 |
US 20090041316 | An imaging system used for three-dimensional imaging of biological samples, having a microscope used to image multiple sections of the sample in adjacent sub-regions using a vibrating tissue sectioning system and positioning system. | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA, USA) | Fraser SE, Koos DS | 8/7/2007 | 2/12/2009 |
WO 2009002529 | A new compound comprising a urea derivative used as an inhibitor, linker and metal chelator; useful for imaging cancer (e.g., ocular, rectal, prostate or breast cancer). | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) | Foss C, Mease RC, Pomper MG, Ray S | 6/26/2007 | 12/31/2008, 2/12/2009 |
WO 2009016354 | A nanoparticle comprising a molecular cluster compound and a core semiconductor material provided on the molecular cluster compound; for use in optical and electronic devices, solar cells, catalysis, biological imaging or light-emitting diodes. | Nanoco Technologies (Manchester, UK) | Daniels SM, Mushtaq I, Pickett N | 7/31/2007 | 2/5/2009 |
WO 2009006443, US 20090029405 | New bis-indolyl compounds useful for labeling biological molecules, (e.g., proteins, peptides or hormones) for imaging of biological samples. | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA) | Gore J, Pham W, Gore JC | 6/29/2007 | 1/8/2009, 1/29/2009 |
WO 2009009630 | A luminescent material detection method for multi-photon biological imaging, involving detecting emission from the luminescent material at a wavelength that is shorter than the wavelength of an excitation beam focused on the luminescent material. | Clemson University (Clemson, SC, USA) | Sun Y | 7/11/2007 | 1/15/2009 |
JP 2009002774 | A biological material detection apparatus with a detector that detects fluorescence passing through a pinhole provided in the image focus location of the imaging lens. | Matsushita Electric Industrial (Osaka, Japan) | Onishi S, Tomikawa T | 6/21/2007 | 1/8/2009 |
US 20090012406 | A method for imaging an aspect of a biological tissue (e.g., skeletal and cardiac muscle) involving transmitting a light pulse toward the structure at a sufficiently fast line-resolution rate and providing data in response to the collected signal for high-resolution imaging. The method reduces the motion artifacts, tissue motion and noise, and enhances the image quality. | Barretto RJ, Delp SL, Llewellyn ME, Schnitzer MJ | Barretto RJ, Delp SL, Llewellyn ME, Schnitzer MJ | 7/3/2007 | 1/8/2009 |
