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Michael J. Washburn
Also filed as: WASHBURN MICHAEL · WASHBURN MICHAEL J · WASHBURN MICHAEL JOSEPH
46 granted patents·11 pending applications·1,676 citations·filing 1994–2023
99Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC32GE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC7GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC5WASHBURN MICHAEL JOSEPH4DIXON ADAM J1
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57 records- 0197US6322509B1Method and apparatus for automatic setting of sample gate in pulsed doppler ultrasound imagingGE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 27, 2001·225 cites·37 claims
- 0296US8303502B2Method and apparatus for tracking points in an ultrasound imageWASHBURN MICHAEL JOSEPH·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 6, 2012·81 cites·21 claims
- 0393US9468413B2Method and apparatus for catheter guidance using a combination of ultrasound and X-ray imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·44 cites·20 claims
- 0492US8090168B2Method and system for visualizing registered imagesWASHBURN MICHAEL JOSEPH·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 3, 2012·41 cites·25 claims
- 0589US6048312AMethod and apparatus for three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of biopsy needleFiled 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·174 cites·36 claims
- 0686US6464641B1Method and apparatus for automatic vessel tracking in ultrasound imagingGE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·66 cites·32 claims
- 0784US7756312B2Methods and apparatus for noise estimationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·13 cites·16 claims
- 0880US6450959B1Ultrasound B-mode and doppler flow imagingGE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 17, 2002·52 cites·10 claims
- 0979US8758248B2Systems and methods for acoustic radiation force imaging with enhanced performanceLIN FENG·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 24, 2014·8 cites·10 claims
- 1078US7052459B2Method and apparatus for controlling ultrasound systemsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·44 cites·23 claims
- 1178US6577967B2Automatic adjustment of velocity scale and pulse repetition frequency for doppler ultrasound spectrogramsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·44 cites·30 claims
- 1276US8290303B2Enhanced system and method for volume based registrationWASHBURN MICHAEL JOSEPH·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 16, 2012·19 cites·31 claims
- 1374US7698142B2Voice control of a generic input device for an ultrasound systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 13, 2010·9 cites·9 claims
- 1474US5908391AMethod and apparatus for enhancing resolution and sensitivity in color flow ultrasound imaging using multiple transmit focal zonesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 1, 1999·44 cites·23 claims
- 1570US5797846AMethod to control frame rate in ultrasound imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·63 cites·10 claims
- 1670US5501223ADynamic firing sequence for ultrasound imaging apparatusGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 26, 1996·44 cites·8 claims
- 1767US6126605AUltrasound color flow display optimization by adjusting dynamic rangeGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·46 cites·21 claims
- 1867US5895358AMethod and apparatus for mapping color flow velocity data into display intensitiesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 20, 1999·33 cites·15 claims
- 1967US5505203AMethod and apparatus for automatic transducer selection in ultrasound imaging systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 9, 1996·129 cites·20 claims
- 2066US6162176AUltrasound color flow display optimizationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 19, 2000·55 cites·40 claims
- 2158US6017309AUltrasound color flow display optimization by adjusting color mapsFiled 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·39 cites·16 claims
- 2257US7803115B2Method and apparatus for multiple transmit contrast imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 28, 2010·1 cites·20 claims
- 2356US6500122B1Method and apparatus for remotely positioning region of interest in imageGE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 31, 2002·32 cites·30 claims
- 2456US6379306B1Ultrasound color flow display optimization by adjusting dynamic range including remote services over a networkGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·31 cites·21 claims
- 2556US6074348AMethod and apparatus for enhanced flow imaging in B-mode ultrasoundGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 13, 2000·31 cites·23 claims
- 2655US11980501B2Method and system for providing enhanced ultrasound images simulating acquisition at high acoustic power by processing ultrasound images acquired at low acoustic powerGE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 14, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 2754US7604594B2Method and system of controlling ultrasound systemsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 20, 2009·6 cites·23 claims
- 2853US12059292B2Systems and methods for ultrasound probe positioningGE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 13, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2953US6142943ADoppler ultrasound automatic spectrum optimizationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·35 cites·34 claims
- 3053US6077226AMethod and apparatus for positioning region of interest in imageGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 20, 2000·61 cites·32 claims
- 3152US2024337737A1System and methods for transmission of non-diffracting acoustic beamsGE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3250US12430563B2Learning-based clean data selectionGE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3350US7583828B2Accumulation imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 1, 2009·6 cites·18 claims
- 3450US6068598AMethod and apparatus for automatic Doppler angle estimation in ultrasound imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted May 30, 2000·58 cites·23 claims
- 3550US2010063400A1Method and apparatus for catheter guidance using a combination of ultrasound and x-ray imagingHALL ANNE LINDSAY·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3649US7346228B2Simultaneous generation of spatially compounded and non-compounded imagesGE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 18, 2008·8 cites·19 claims
- 3749US5865750AMethod and apparatus for enhancing segmentation in three-dimensional ultrasound imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·57 cites·18 claims
- 3849US2009076386A1Method and system for acquiring volume of interest based on positional informationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3948US11602332B2Methods and systems for multi-mode ultrasound imagingGE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 14, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4048US2024404263A1Ultrasound image feature segmentationGE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4147US12026886B2Method and system for automatically estimating a hepatorenal index from ultrasound imagesGE PREC HEALTHCARE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4247US2009024028A1Method and system for evaluating imagesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4344US10952705B2Method and system for creating and utilizing a patient-specific organ model from ultrasound image dataGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 23, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4444US2005116935A1Method and system for use of a handheld trackball to control an imaging systemFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4543US6120451AUltrasound color flow display optimization by adjustment of thresholdGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 19, 2000·20 cites·16 claims
- 4642US7632229B2Range dependent weighting for spatial compound imagingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 15, 2009·3 cites·20 claims
- 4742US6176828B1Method and apparatus for optimal data mapping of power doppler imagesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·17 cites·23 claims
- 4840US2012289830A1Method and ultrasound imaging system for image-guided proceduresHALMANN MENACHEM·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4939US6071241AUltrasound color flow display optimization by adjustment of threshold using samplingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 6, 2000·16 cites·22 claims
- 5039US2005053305A1Systems and methods for implementing a speckle reduction filterFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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