The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12586196B2, granting exclusive rights to SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. for novel methods and systems related to medical imaging. The patented technology focuses on a method that involves obtaining radiation events, determining first response information with time data, and second response information without time data, ultimately generating an image.

This patent grant signifies a new intellectual property right in the medical imaging technology sector. While not a regulatory rule imposing obligations on other entities, it establishes exclusive rights for the assignee. Companies operating in the medical imaging space, particularly those developing or utilizing similar image generation techniques, should be aware of this patent to avoid potential infringement claims. The patent is effective March 24, 2026.