Inventor
SAVORD BERNARD J
US28 patents
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KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
10 patentsUS6491634B1Dec 10, 2002
Sub-beamforming apparatus and method for a portable ultrasound imaging system
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV161 citations98
US6592525B2Jul 15, 2003
Micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) having improved sensitivity
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV28 citations93
US6705995B1Mar 16, 2004
Method and apparatus for 1D array ultrasound probe
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV53 citations92
US6682487B1Jan 27, 2004
Ultrasonic imaging aberration correction using harmonic and non-harmonic signals
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV20 citations92
US6537219B2Mar 25, 2003
Static focus ultrasound apparatus and method
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV37 citations92
US6508764B1Jan 21, 2003
Aberration correction apparatus and methods
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV24 citations92
US6438405B1Aug 20, 2002
Imaging safety device
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV28 citations92
US6669641B2Dec 30, 2003
Method of and system for ultrasound imaging
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV41 citations91
US6824517B2Nov 30, 2004
Ultrasound quantification in real-time using acoustic data in more than two dimensions
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV20 citations89
US6685647B2Feb 3, 2004
Acoustic imaging systems adaptable for use with low drive voltages
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV14 citations84
HEWLETT PACKARD CO
9 patentsUS6013032AJan 11, 2000
Beamforming methods and apparatus for three-dimensional ultrasound imaging using two-dimensional transducer array
HEWLETT PACKARD CO742 citations99
US5997479ADec 7, 1999
Phased array acoustic systems with intra-group processors
HEWLETT PACKARD CO636 citations99
US5993390ANov 30, 1999
Segmented 3-D cardiac ultrasound imaging method and apparatus
HEWLETT PACKARD CO210 citations99
US5431167AJul 11, 1995
Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased-array imaging system
HEWLETT PACKARD CO44 citations96
US5318033AJun 7, 1994
Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased array imaging system
HEWLETT PACKARD CO90 citations96
US5678552AOct 21, 1997
Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased-array imaging system
HEWLETT PACKARD CO20 citations92
US4949259AAug 14, 1990
Delay coefficient generator for accumulators
HEWLETT PACKARD CO24 citations92
US4926872AMay 22, 1990
Ultrasonic transducer system and method for the operation thereof
HEWLETT PACKARD CO21 citations78
US4700573AOct 20, 1987
Method to improve accuracy in delay lines
HEWLETT PACKARD CO14 citations74
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
3 patentsUS6126602AOct 3, 2000
Phased array acoustic systems with intra-group processors
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC178 citations99
US6292435B1Sep 18, 2001
Circuit and method for exciting a micro-machined transducer to have low second order harmonic transmit energy
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC54 citations96
US6241676B1Jun 5, 2001
Ultrasound transmit waveforms having low harmonic content
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC61 citations96
(unassigned)
3 patentsUS6381197B1Apr 30, 2002
Aperture control and apodization in a micro-machined ultrasonic transducer
113 citations97
US6314057B1Nov 6, 2001
Micro-machined ultrasonic transducer array
76 citations95
US6380766B2Apr 30, 2002
Integrated circuitry for use with transducer elements in an imaging system
45 citations92