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Ronald Dean Watkins
Also filed as: WATKINS RONALD · WATKINS RONALD D · WATKINS RONALD DEAN
44 granted patents·3 pending applications·3,863 citations·filing 1992–2025
99Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC37UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS5MIRTLE MEDICAL LLC1TXSONICS LTD1UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR1
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47 records- 0199US5715822AMagnetic resonance devices suitable for both tracking and imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 10, 1998·407 cites·12 claims
- 0298US6437567B1Radio frequency coil for open magnetic resonance imaging systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 20, 2002·237 cites·9 claims
- 0397US5873845AUltrasound transducer with focused ultrasound refraction plateGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 23, 1999·402 cites·13 claims
- 0495US6618608B1Thermal imaging of fat and muscle using a simultaneous phase and magnitude double echo sequenceTXSONICS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 9, 2003·89 cites·20 claims
- 0595US6611702B2Apparatus for use in neonatal magnetic resonance imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 26, 2003·120 cites·6 claims
- 0695US5711300AReal time in vivo measurement of temperature changes with NMR imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 27, 1998·144 cites·12 claims
- 0794US5882305AOptical coupling for invasive devicesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·101 cites·5 claims
- 0893US7592813B2Wireless RF coil power supplyGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 22, 2009·24 cites·23 claims
- 0990US6184684B1Method to automatically tune MRI RF coilsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 6, 2001·43 cites·13 claims
- 1090US5769790AFocused ultrasound surgery system guided by ultrasound imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 23, 1998·549 cites·13 claims
- 1189US6492814B1Self localizing receive coils for MRGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 10, 2002·40 cites·12 claims
- 1289US5526814AAutomatically positioned focussed energy system guided by medical imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 18, 1996·298 cites·7 claims
- 1388US7309989B2Wireless RF coil power supplyGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·14 cites·28 claims
- 1487US5807253APatient electrical isolation systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 15, 1998·101 cites·5 claims
- 1585US12487297B2MRI radio-frequency heating amelioration for metallic braided cathetersUNIV JOHNS HOPKINS·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1685US6791328B1Method and apparatus for very high field magnetic resonance imaging systemsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 14, 2004·31 cites·29 claims
- 1785US6144205AOptical control of radio frequency antennae in a magnetic resonance imaging systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·58 cites·22 claims
- 1885US6054858AMethod to automatically tune MRI RF coilsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·56 cites·5 claims
- 1985US5545999APreamplifier circuit for magnetic resonance systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 13, 1996·60 cites·17 claims
- 2082US7140420B2Thermal management apparatus and uses thereofGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 28, 2006·21 cites·24 claims
- 2181US6914432B2Phased array coil assembly and method and system for employing the sameGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·24 cites·53 claims
- 2280US7391213B2Three axis angle invariant RF coil assembly and method and system employing sameGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 24, 2008·22 cites·31 claims
- 2379US6538441B1RF coil for reduced electric field exposure for use in very high field magnetic resonance imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·22 cites·8 claims
- 2478US6470204B1Intracavity probe for MR image guided biopsy and delivery of therapyFiled 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·97 cites·15 claims
- 2578US6252405B1Temperature compensated NMR magnet and method of operation thereforGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 26, 2001·41 cites·14 claims
- 2677US6822448B2RF coil for very high field magnetic resonance imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·20 cites·20 claims
- 2777US5247935AMagnetic resonance guided focussed ultrasound surgeryGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 28, 1993·217 cites·4 claims
- 2877US2025281762A1Mri-compatible cardiac defribrillatorUNIV JOHNS HOPKINS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2974US11185707B2MRI-compatible cardiac defibrillatorUNIV JOHNS HOPKINS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 30, 2021·2 cites·16 claims
- 3074US5275165AMagnetic resonance guided ultrasound therapy system with inclined track to move transducers in a small vertical spaceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 4, 1994·155 cites·4 claims
- 3172US7439741B2Thermal management apparatus and uses thereofGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 21, 2008·5 cites·17 claims
- 3270US12329981B2MRI-compatible cardiac defribrillatorUNIV JOHNS HOPKINS·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3370US7378844B2Magnetic resonance system, receiver & method of generating detecting and digitizing analog MR signals solely within the MR shielded environmentGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted May 27, 2008·14 cites·32 claims
- 3466US6933724B2Matrix coil for generating a variable magnetic fieldGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·12 cites·24 claims
- 3563US6129667ALuminal diagnostics employing spectral analysisGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 10, 2000·113 cites·8 claims
- 3663US5368032AManually positioned focussed energy system guided by medical imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 29, 1994·99 cites·4 claims
- 3760US2021011099A1Mri radio-frequency heating amelioration for metallic braided cathetersUNIV JOHNS HOPKINS·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3858US7167000B2Cryogenically cooled radiofrequency coil array for magnetic resonance imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 23, 2007·7 cites·17 claims
- 3957US7123015B2Magnetic resonance system and methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 17, 2006·7 cites·31 claims
- 4057US6393314B1RF driven resistive ablation system for use in MRI guided therapyGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·85 cites·10 claims
- 4152US5739936AElectro-optical circuit for signal transmissionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 14, 1998·20 cites·14 claims
- 4251US5730134ASystem to monitor temperature near an invasive device during magnetic resonance proceduresGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 24, 1998·49 cites·6 claims
- 4348US7046005B2Method and apparatus for driver circuits for use in magnetic systemsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted May 16, 2006·4 cites·14 claims
- 4447US6175757B1Luminal mappingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·53 cites·12 claims
- 4540US10591570B2Method for 3D motion tracking in an MRI scanner using inductively coupled microcoilsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 17, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 4636US2005020904A1System and method for the detection of brain iron using magnetic resonance imagingFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4730US10677867B2MRI-compatible 12-lead ECG cableMIRTLE MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 9, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
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