Inventor
SMITH LOWELL SCOTT
US38 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
33 patentsUS5655538AAug 12, 1997
Ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow impedance backfill and a method for making
GEN ELECTRIC186 citations99
US7030536B2Apr 18, 2006
Micromachined ultrasonic transducer cells having compliant support structure
GEN ELECTRIC117 citations98
US6831394B2Dec 14, 2004
Backing material for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices
GEN ELECTRIC119 citations98
US7443765B2Oct 28, 2008
Reconfigurable linear sensor arrays for reduced channel count
GEN ELECTRIC78 citations97
US7441321B2Oct 28, 2008
Method of manufacturing ultrasound transducer device having acoustic backing
GEN ELECTRIC90 citations97
US7285897B2Oct 23, 2007
Curved micromachined ultrasonic transducer arrays and related methods of manufacture
GEN ELECTRIC77 citations97
US6865140B2Mar 8, 2005
Mosaic arrays using micromachined ultrasound transducers
GEN ELECTRIC172 citations97
US7545012B2Jun 9, 2009
Capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer fabricated with epitaxial silicon membrane
GEN ELECTRIC77 citations96
US7037746B1May 2, 2006
Capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer fabricated with epitaxial silicon membrane
GEN ELECTRIC92 citations96
US6822374B1Nov 23, 2004
Multilayer piezoelectric structure with uniform electric field
GEN ELECTRIC68 citations96
US6453526B2Sep 24, 2002
Method for making an ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow impedance backing
GEN ELECTRIC50 citations96
US6263551B1Jul 24, 2001
Method for forming an ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow impedance backing
GEN ELECTRIC56 citations96
US6087761AJul 11, 2000
Ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow impedance backfill and a method for making
GEN ELECTRIC42 citations96
US5852860ADec 29, 1998
Ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow impedance backfill and a method for making
GEN ELECTRIC72 citations96
US7293462B2Nov 13, 2007
Isolation of short-circuited sensor cells for high-reliability operation of sensor array
GEN ELECTRIC67 citations95
US5655276AAug 12, 1997
Method of manufacturing two-dimensional array ultrasonic transducers
GEN ELECTRIC66 citations95
US6666825B2Dec 23, 2003
Ultrasound transducer for improving resolution in imaging system
GEN ELECTRIC54 citations94
US6476541B1Nov 5, 2002
Optically controlled ultrasonic sensor
GEN ELECTRIC32 citations93
US5722137AMar 3, 1998
Method for making a high density interconnect for an ultrasonic phased array
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations93
US5660877AAug 26, 1997
Method for fabricating lamellar piezoelectric preform and composite
GEN ELECTRIC29 citations93
US8038620B2Oct 18, 2011
Fresnel zone imaging system and method
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations92
US7408283B2Aug 5, 2008
Micromachined ultrasonic transducer cells having compliant support structure
GEN ELECTRIC43 citations92
US7353056B2Apr 1, 2008
Optimized switching configurations for reconfigurable arrays of sensor elements
GEN ELECTRIC38 citations92
US7280435B2Oct 9, 2007
Switching circuitry for reconfigurable arrays of sensor elements
GEN ELECTRIC45 citations92
US6559389B1May 6, 2003
High-density cable and method therefor
GEN ELECTRIC44 citations92
US6936009B2Aug 30, 2005
Matching layer having gradient in impedance for ultrasound transducers
GEN ELECTRIC15 citations84
US10347818B2Jul 9, 2019
Method for manufacturing ultrasound transducers
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US6248069B1Jun 19, 2001
Ultrasound imaging system and method using a quantum well-device for enabling optical interconnections
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations73
US10806947B2Oct 20, 2020
Methods and systems to determine respiratory phase and motion state during guided radiation therapy
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations71
US7902294B2Mar 8, 2011
Silicone rubber compositions comprising bismuth oxide and articles made therefrom
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations63
US10957010B2Mar 23, 2021
Deformable registration for multimodal images
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US11806191B2Nov 7, 2023
Phased array transducers and wafer scale manufacturing for making the same
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations59
US10918356B2Feb 16, 2021
Ultrasound transducers having electrical traces on acoustic backing structures and methods of making the same
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations51