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Bernard Joseph Savord
Also filed as: SAVORD BERNARD · SAVORD BERNARD J · SAVORD BERNARD JOSEPH
63 granted patents·14 pending applications·3,165 citations·filing 1986–2025
99Inventor score
Files withKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV31KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV20HEWLETT PACKARD CO9AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC3SAVORD BERNARD2
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77 records- 0199US6013032ABeamforming methods and apparatus for three-dimensional ultrasound imaging using two-dimensional transducer arrayHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 11, 2000·742 cites·30 claims
- 0299US5997479APhased array acoustic systems with intra-group processorsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 7, 1999·636 cites·24 claims
- 0397US6491634B1Sub-beamforming apparatus and method for a portable ultrasound imaging systemKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 10, 2002·161 cites·35 claims
- 0493US6381197B1Aperture control and apodization in a micro-machined ultrasonic transducerFiled 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·113 cites·21 claims
- 0593US6126602APhased array acoustic systems with intra-group processorsAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 3, 2000·178 cites·38 claims
- 0689US6314057B1Micro-machined ultrasonic transducer arrayFiled 2000·Granted Nov 6, 2001·76 cites·17 claims
- 0788US7529393B2Guidance of invasive medical devices by wide view three dimensional ultrasonic imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Granted May 5, 2009·72 cites·19 claims
- 0888US5318033AMethod and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased array imaging systemHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·90 cites·21 claims
- 0987US6292435B1Circuit and method for exciting a micro-machined transducer to have low second order harmonic transmit energyAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 18, 2001·54 cites·21 claims
- 1086US12345810B21.X-dimensional ultrasound transducer array with elevation control for aperture and associated devices, systems, and methodsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 1, 2025·1 cites·16 claims
- 1186US6592525B2Micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) having improved sensitivityKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·28 cites·27 claims
- 1285US5800354AMethod of and device for magnetic resonance imagingPHILIPS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 1, 1998·60 cites·18 claims
- 1383US6705995B1Method and apparatus for 1D array ultrasound probeKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·53 cites·25 claims
- 1482US6709394B2Biplane ultrasonic imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·56 cites·18 claims
- 1580US12290401B2Handheld ultrasound scanner with display retention and associated devices, systems, and methodsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2021·Granted May 6, 2025·1 cites·19 claims
- 1678US6761689B2Biplane ultrasonic imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·42 cites·17 claims
- 1778US6669641B2Method of and system for ultrasound imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·41 cites·14 claims
- 1878US6537219B2Static focus ultrasound apparatus and methodKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·37 cites·32 claims
- 1977US7270634B2Guidance of invasive medical devices by high resolution three dimensional ultrasonic imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 18, 2007·88 cites·20 claims
- 2077US2024061107A1Ultrasound probe with multiline digital microbeamformerKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2176US6824517B2Ultrasound quantification in real-time using acoustic data in more than two dimensionsKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2004·20 cites·19 claims
- 2276US5993390ASegmented 3-D cardiac ultrasound imaging method and apparatusHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·210 cites·34 claims
- 2375US9983176B2Two dimensional ultrasound transducer arrays operable with different ultrasound systemsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2013·Granted May 29, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 2475US5431167AMethod and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased-array imaging systemHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 11, 1995·44 cites·14 claims
- 2573US2024188931A1Intraluminal imaging devices with a reduced number of signal channelsPHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2671US8177718B2Linear array ultrasound transducer with variable patch boundariesSAVORD BERNARD·Filed 2007·Granted May 15, 2012·11 cites·16 claims
- 2771US6241676B1Ultrasound transmit waveforms having low harmonic contentAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 5, 2001·61 cites·24 claims
- 2870US10799220B2Active distribution of high-voltage power for ultrasound transducersKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 13, 2020·1 cites·15 claims
- 2969US11937982B22D array ultrasound probe with 3 watt digital microbeamformerKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3069US2025123382A1Ultrasound imaging device with low power data transmission from transducer to system, and methods of transmissionSAVORD TECH LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3168US10168428B2Ultrasound transducer arrays with variable patch geometriesKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 3268US8257260B2System and method for amplifying transmit waveforms generated by an ultrasonic systemSAVORD BERNARD J·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 4, 2012·7 cites·9 claims
- 3368US6508764B1Aberration correction apparatus and methodsKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 21, 2003·24 cites·15 claims
- 3466US11841425B2Ultrasound probe with multiline digital microbeamformerKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 12, 2023·1 cites·13 claims
- 3566US6682487B1Ultrasonic imaging aberration correction using harmonic and non-harmonic signalsKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·20 cites·21 claims
- 3666US2025255581A1Handheld ultrasound scanner with display retention and associated devices, systems, and methodsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3764US7796789B2Guidance of invasive medical devices by three dimensional ultrasonic imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 14, 2010·28 cites·7 claims
- 3864US4949259ADelay coefficient generator for accumulatorsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 14, 1990·24 cites·11 claims
- 3963US6438405B1Imaging safety deviceKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·28 cites·19 claims
- 4063US6380766B2Integrated circuitry for use with transducer elements in an imaging systemFiled 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·45 cites·9 claims
- 4162US8038618B2Ultrasound-imaging systems and methods for a user-guided three-dimensional volume-scan sequenceKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 18, 2011·2 cites·8 claims
- 4262US7758508B1Ultrasound-imaging systems and methods for a user-guided three-dimensional volume-scan sequenceKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 20, 2010·22 cites·5 claims
- 4360US9730677B2Matrix ultrasound probe with passive heat dissipationDAVIDSEN RICHARD EDWARD·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 15, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 4460US8161817B2Linear array ultrasound transducer with microbeamformerROBINSON ANDREW·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 24, 2012·5 cites·20 claims
- 4559US11391838B2Ultrasound transducer arrays with variable patch geometriesKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 19, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 4659US2025312009A1Ultrasound imaging system having digital ultrasonic imaging devicesKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4758US8169125B2Transducer arrays for medical ultrasound and method of making the sameSAVORD BERNARD J·Filed 2005·Granted May 1, 2012·4 cites·15 claims
- 4858US4926872AUltrasonic transducer system and method for the operation thereofHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1988·Granted May 22, 1990·21 cites·23 claims
- 4957US6685647B2Acoustic imaging systems adaptable for use with low drive voltagesKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·14 cites·23 claims
- 5056US12257107B2Ultrasound transducer probe based analog to digital conversion for continuous wave doppler, and associated devices, systems, and methodsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
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