Issued US Patents

1. U.S. Patent 6,776,763, issued August 17, 2004, Ultrasonic transducer array and method of manufacturing the same, Elvin L. Nix, George W. Keilman, Robert J. Dickinson
2. U.S. Patent 6,749,406, issued June 15, 2004, Ultrasonic pump with non-planar transducer for generating focused longitudinal waves and pumping methods, George Keilman
3. U.S. Patent 6,716,184, issued April 6, 2004, Ultrasound therapy head configured to couple to an ultrasound imaging probe to facilitate contemporaneous imaging using low intensity ultrasound and treatment using high intensity focused ultrasound, Shahram Vaezy, Roy W. Martin, Stephen J. Carter, Stephen George W. Keilman, George W. , Victor Y. Fujimoto, Victor Y., Lawrence A. Crum
4. U.S. Patent 6,585,763, issued July 1, 2003, Implantable therapeutic device and method, George W. Keilman, George E. Cimochowski
5. U.S. Patent 6,432,067, issued August 13, 2002, Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound , Roy W. Martin, Lawrence A. Crum, Shahram Vaezy, Stephen J. Carter, Scott W. Helton, Michael Caps, Peter J. Kaczkowski, Andrew Proctor, George Keilman
6. U.S. Patent 6,425,867, issued July 30, 2002, Noise-free real time ultrasonic imaging of a treatment site undergoing high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, Shahram Vaezy, Roy W. Martin, Stephen J. Carter, George W. Keilman, Victor Y. Fujimoto, Lawrence A. Crum
7. U.S. Patent 6,398,734, issued June 4, 2002, Ultrasonic sensors for monitoring the condition of flow through a cardiac valve, George E. Cimochowski, George W. Keilman
8. U.S. Patent 6,315,741, issued November 13, 2001, Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound, Roy W. Martin, Lawrence A. Crum, Shahram Vaezy, Stephen J. Carter, Scott W. Helton, Michael Caps, Peter J. Kaczkowski, Andrew Proctor, George Keilman
9. U.S. Patent 6,238,347, issued May 29, 2001, Ultrasonic transducer array and method of manufacturing the same, Elvin L. Nix, George W. Keilman, Robert J. Dickinson
10. U.S. Patent 6,231,516, issued May 15, 2001, Endoluminal implant with therapeutic and diagnostic capability , George W. Keilman, George E. Cimochowski
11. U.S. Patent 6,110,314, issued August 29, 2000, Ultrasonic transducer array and method of manufacturing the same, Elvin L. Nix, George W. Keilman, Robert J. Dickinson
12. U.S. Patent 6,007,499, issued December 28, 1999, Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound, Roy W. Martin, Lawrence A. Crum, Shahram Vaezy, Stephen J. Carter, W. Scott Helton, Michael Caps, Peter J. Kaczkowski, Andrew Proctor, George Keilman
13. U.S. Patent 5,967,989, issued October 19, 1999, Ultrasonic sensors for monitoring the condition of a vascular graft, George E. Cimochowski, George W. Keilman
14. U.S. Patent 5,967,986, issued October 19, 1999, Endoluminal implant with fluid flow sensing capability, George E. Cimochowski, George W. Keilman
15. U.S. Patent 5,807,258, issued September 15, 1998, Ultrasonic sensors for monitoring the condition of a vascular graft, George E. Cimochowski, George W. Keilman
16. U.S. Patent 5,271,406, issued December 21, 1993, Low-profile ultrasonic transducer incorporating static beam steering, Dipankar Ganguly, George W. Keilman
17. U.S. Patent 4,936,303, issued June 26, 1990, Ultrasonic heating apparatus and method, Sheldon P. Detwiler, George W. Keilman, Robert F. McConaghy
18. U.S. Patent 4,475,376, issued October 9, 1984, Apparatus for testing ultrasonic transducers, George W. Keilman

Pending US Patents

1. U.S. Patent Application 20060052701, filed August 18, 2005, Treatment of unwanted tissue by the selective destruction of vasculature providing nutrients to the tissue, Stephen J. Carter, Shahram Vaezy, Roy W. Martin, George Keilman, Lawrence A. Crum
2. U.S. Patent Application 20040049148, filed December 3, 2002, Small vessel ultrasound catheter, Oscar Rodriguez, Curtis Genstler, Tim Abrahamson, Wm. Gerrit Barrere, Frederick J. Bennett, George Keilman, Richard R. Wilson, Perry Todd Thompson
3. U.S. Patent Application 20040024347, filed December 3, 2002, Catheter with multiple ultrasound radiating members, Richard R. Wilson, Robert L. Wilcox, Curtis Genstler, Tim Abrahamson, Wm. Gerrit Barrere, Amy Cohen, George Keilman, Leonard R. Oliver, Leonard R., Natalya Peskin
4. U.S. Patent Application 20030223886, filed April 9, 2002, Ultrasonic pump and methods, George Keilman
5. U.S. Patent Application 20030063985, filed April 9, 2002, Ultrasonic pump and methods, George Keilman
6. U.S. Patent Application 20030063984, filed April 9, 2002, Ultrasonic pump and methods, George Keilman
7. U.S. Patent Application 20030059317, filed April 9, 2002, Ultrasonic pump and methods, George Keilman
8. U.S. Patent Application 20030053915, filed April 9, 2002, Ultrasonic pump and methods, George Keilman
9. U.S. Patent Application 20030028111, filed June 7, 2002, Noise-free real time ultrasonic imaging of a treatment site undergoing high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, , Shahram Vaezy Roy W. Martin, Stephen J. Carter, George Keilman, Victor Y. Fujimoto, Lawrence A. Crum
10. U.S. Patent Application 20030018255, filed June 13, 2002, Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound, Roy W. Martin, Lawrence A. Crum , Shahram Vaezy, Stephen J. Carter, W. Scott Helton, Michael Caps, Peter J. Kaczkowski, Andrew Proctor, George Keilman
11. U.S. Patent Application 20020087083, filed January 31, 2002, Ultrasonic transducer array and method of manufacturing the same, Elvin Leonard Nix, George Woodrow Keilman, Robert Julian Dickinson