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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Lan Yang, St. Louis, MO (US);
Guangming Zhao, St. Louis, MO (US);
Xuefeng Jiang, St. Louis, MO (US);
Yihang Li, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/293 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/29341 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/565 (2013.01); G01N 29/0654 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonator-based acoustic sensors, imaging systems that make use of the acoustic sensors, and methods of detecting ultrasound waves using the acoustic sensors are disclosed.