ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,694, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (Gaithersburg, Md.).

"Hyperpolarization micro-magnetic resonance imager and three-dimensional imaging of a biological composition with cellular resolution" was invented by Stephen E. Russek (Louisville, Colo.) and Karl Francis Stupic (Westminster, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hyperpolarization micro-magnetic resonance imager for three-dimensional imaging of a biological composition with cellular resolution includes a hyperpolarizer source, hyperpolarizer transmission line, an NMR console, a nucle...