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Michael M. Thornton
Also filed as: THORNTON MICHAEL · THORNTON MICHAEL M
39 granted patents·9 pending applications·118 citations·filing 2006–2023
96Inventor score
Files withENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC38ENDRA INC5THORNTON MICHAEL M2ENRDA LIFE SCIENCES INC1PICOT PAUL A1
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48 records- 0196US11619613B1Thermoacoustic measurement probeENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 4, 2023·8 cites·20 claims
- 0294US9888880B1Method and system for estimating fractional fat content of an objectENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 13, 2018·20 cites·10 claims
- 0393US9888879B1Method and system for estimating fractional fat content of an objectENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 13, 2018·24 cites·19 claims
- 0492US11844650B1Thermoacoustic measurement probeENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 19, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0592US11314617B1Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance dataENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 26, 2022·2 cites·7 claims
- 0692US10996163B1Acoustically isolated thermoacoustic imaging probe and process of manufactureENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 4, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 0792US10022107B2Method and system for correcting fat-induced aberrationsENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·18 cites·23 claims
- 0891US11730374B1Radio frequency applicator for a thermoacoustic imaging systemENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 22, 2023·3 cites·15 claims
- 0990US11176848B1Tissue-mimicking material for a multi-modality imaging phantomENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 16, 2021·2 cites·6 claims
- 1089US11806113B1Thermoacoustic probeENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 7, 2023·1 cites·29 claims
- 1188US9980677B1System for estimating fractional fat content of an objectENRDA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 29, 2018·10 cites·8 claims
- 1286US12350015B2Radio frequency applicatorENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·1 cites·27 claims
- 1384US11304606B2Method and system for enhancing RF energy delivery during thermoacoustic imagingENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 19, 2022·6 cites·17 claims
- 1482US11456518B2Method for manufacturing a radio frequency applicatorENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 27, 2022·1 cites·6 claims
- 1580US11337676B2Acoustically compatible radio-frequency applicator method and systemENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1678US10682059B1Radio frequency applicator and thermoacoustic imaging system employing the sameENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 16, 2020·3 cites·12 claims
- 1775US10687789B1Method and system for reconstructing a thermoacoustic imageENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 23, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 1875US10631734B1Method and system for monitoring tissue temperatureENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 28, 2020·2 cites·15 claims
- 1974US11575760B1Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance dataENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·10 claims
- 2074US11574734B1Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance dataENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·10 claims
- 2174US10888898B2Shielded ultrasound transducer and imaging system employing the sameENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·2 cites·16 claims
- 2273US11828727B1Thermoacoustic probeENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·30 claims
- 2372US11405470B1Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance dataENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 2, 2022·0 cites·7 claims
- 2472US2024411934A1Methods And Systems For Exchange Of Equipment Performance DataENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2571US11994549B1Method and system to determine radio frequency antenna electromagnetic field spatial distributionENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2671US11392479B1Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance dataENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 19, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 2771US11379343B1Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance dataENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 5, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 2863US10258277B2Method and system for determining fractional fat content of tissueENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 16, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2960US8075183B2Method of evaluating the resolution of a volumetric imaging system and image phantom used during the resolution evaluationTHORNTON MICHAEL M·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 13, 2011·4 cites·29 claims
- 3054US11051883B1Thermal ablation system and method with integrated thermoacoustic temperature measurementENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 6, 2021·0 cites·9 claims
- 3152US11478153B2System for monitoring tissue temperatureENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 25, 2022·0 cites·6 claims
- 3252US11172829B2Thermoacoustic transducer with integrated switchENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
- 3352US11141067B2Method and system for monitoring tissue temperatureENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 12, 2021·0 cites·15 claims
- 3452US11051699B2Method and system for estimating fractional fat content of an object of interestENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 6, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3548US2021169453A1Thermoacoustic method and system configured to interface with an ultrasound systemENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3646US10993624B2Systems and methods for thermoacoustic transducer optimizationENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 4, 2021·0 cites·7 claims
- 3746US2011306865A1photoacoustic imaging deviceTHORNTON MICHAEL M·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3844US2022386992A1Thermoacoustic imaging device with an acoustic coupling portionENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3940US2020054771A1Thermoacoustic imaging method and system and thermoacoustic imaging contrast agentENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4037US2012197117A1Thermoacoustic system for analyzing tissuePICOT PAUL A·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4135US2019247014A1Method for obtaining thermoacoustic dataENDRA INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4235US2017351836A1Method and system for estimating fractional fat content of an objectENDRA INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4335US2019247012A1System for obtaining thermoacoustic dataENDRA INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4433US10898166B2Systems and methods for imaging biological tissue structuresENDRA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 26, 2021·0 cites·2 claims
- 4532US10028662B2Systems and methods for imaging biological tissue structuresENDRA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 24, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
- 4629USD883488SThermoacoustic imaging probe with outdentsENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·1 claims
- 4729US10016147B2Method and system for estimating the specific absorption rate of a tissue region prior to a magnetic resonance imaging scanTHORNTON MICHAEL·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 10, 2018·0 cites·14 claims
- 4820USD883487SThermoacoustic imaging probeENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 5, 2020·0 cites·1 claims
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