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Karl Thiele
Also filed as: THIELE KARL · THIELE KARL E · THIELE KARL ERHARD
56 granted patents·17 pending applications·1,787 citations·filing 1986–2025
98Inventor score
Files withKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV17BFLY OPERATIONS INC16KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV11HEWLETT PACKARD CO9BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC5
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73 records- 0199US5997479APhased array acoustic systems with intra-group processorsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 7, 1999·636 cites·24 claims
- 0295US11185307B2Augmented reality interface for assisting a user to operate an ultrasound deviceBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 30, 2021·3 cites·12 claims
- 0395US10702242B2Augmented reality interface for assisting a user to operate an ultrasound deviceBUTTERFLY NETWORK INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 7, 2020·28 cites·19 claims
- 0494US10709415B2Methods and apparatuses for ultrasound imaging of lungsBUTTERFLY NETWORK INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 14, 2020·9 cites·29 claims
- 0593US6126602APhased array acoustic systems with intra-group processorsAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 3, 2000·178 cites·38 claims
- 0691US10856848B2Augmented reality interface for assisting a user to operate an ultrasound deviceBUTTERFLY NETWORK INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 8, 2020·8 cites·28 claims
- 0791US7356178B2System and method for improved multiple-dimension image displaysKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 8, 2008·112 cites·32 claims
- 0889US8137272B2Ultrasonic synthetic transmit focusing with a multiline beamformerCOOLEY CLIFFORD·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 20, 2012·42 cites·15 claims
- 0988US6464638B1Ultrasound imaging system and method for spatial compoundingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·79 cites·32 claims
- 1083US6824514B2System and method for visualizing scene shift in ultrasound scan sequenceKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2004·32 cites·33 claims
- 1182US11857372B2System and method for graphical user interface with filter for ultrasound image presetsBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·1 cites·19 claims
- 1282US6689064B2Ultrasound clutter filterKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·56 cites·24 claims
- 1382US5462057AUltrasound imaging system using line splicing and parallel receive beam formationHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 31, 1995·103 cites·15 claims
- 1481US9678702B2Ultrasound image display set-up for remote display terminalKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 13, 2017·2 cites·15 claims
- 1578US11988783B2High speed ultrasonic thick slice imaging by combining slice images with microbeamformer provided in the probe to control steeringKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2022·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·7 claims
- 1677US11861887B2Augmented reality interface for assisting a user to operate an ultrasound deviceBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 1776US11564657B2Augmented reality interface for assisting a user to operate an ultrasound deviceBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 31, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 1876US5993390ASegmented 3-D cardiac ultrasound imaging method and apparatusHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·210 cites·34 claims
- 1975US12082968B2Methods and apparatuses for ultrasound imaging of lungsBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2074US11670077B2Augmented reality interface for assisting a user to operate an ultrasound deviceBUTTERFLY NETWORK INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 6, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 2172US11109832B2Evaluation of cardiac infarction by real time ultrasonic strain imagingKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 7, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 2271US9898242B2Ultrasound image display set-up for remote display terminalKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 20, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 2371US2025352179A1Methods and systems for coherence imaging in obtaining ultrasound imagesBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2470US5322068AMethod and apparatus for dynamically steering ultrasonic phased arraysHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 21, 1994·44 cites·20 claims
- 2568USD954972SUltrasound probeBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 14, 2022·4 cites·1 claims
- 2668US6508764B1Aberration correction apparatus and methodsKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 21, 2003·24 cites·15 claims
- 2766US9955941B2Quantified perfusion studies with ultrasonic thick slice imaging having a dual port memoryRAFTER PATRICK G·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2018·4 cites·18 claims
- 2866US4790323AFlow imaging detectorHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 13, 1988·21 cites·9 claims
- 2965US11622743B2Rib blockage delineation in anatomically intelligent echocardiographyKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 3065US10631821B2Rib blockage delineation in anatomically intelligent echocardiographyKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 28, 2020·2 cites·21 claims
- 3165US4640292AExtending sample volume in pulsed Doppler systemsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1986·Granted Feb 3, 1987·20 cites·4 claims
- 3265US2022354467A1Methods and apparatus for configuring an ultrasound system with imaging parameter valuesBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3364US6224557B1Ultrasonic method using adaptive clutter filter to remove tissue wall motionAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 1, 2001·27 cites·15 claims
- 3463US6517491B1Transducer with spatial sensorKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·37 cites·11 claims
- 3563US2024115240A1System and method for graphical user interface with filter for ultrasound image presetsBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3662US8038618B2Ultrasound-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
- 3762US7758508B1Ultrasound-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
- 3861US11744543B2Evaluation of cardiac infarction by real time ultrasonic strain imagingKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 3961US11627932B2Methods and apparatuses for ultrasound imaging of lungsBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 18, 2023·0 cites·23 claims
- 4061US7648461B2User interface for a three-dimensional colour ultrasound imaging systemKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 19, 2010·22 cites·10 claims
- 4160US11617565B2Methods and apparatuses for collection of ultrasound data along different elevational steering anglesBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4260US10372399B2Ultrasound image display set-up for remote display terminalKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 6, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 4360US2019307428A1Methods and apparatus for configuring an ultrasound system with imaging parameter valuesSILBERMAN NATHAN·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4459US12376828B2Methods and systems for coherence imaging in obtaining ultrasound imagesBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 4558US7704208B2Synchronizing a swiveling three-dimensional ultrasound display with an oscillating objectKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 27, 2010·17 cites·28 claims
- 4658US4926872AUltrasonic transducer system and method for the operation thereofHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1988·Granted May 22, 1990·21 cites·23 claims
- 4757US11442157B2Generating high speed ultrasonic thick slice imaging by combining data in elevation direction via volumetric rendering processKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 4854US8477135B2Method and apparatus for volume rendering using depth weighted colorizationTHIELE KARL E·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 2, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 4953US10674993B2Analysis of mitral regurgitation by ultrasonic imagingWEI QIFENG·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2020·1 cites·17 claims
- 5052US12023201B2Methods and apparatuses for beamforming in ultrasound systems using unbuffered data samplesBFLY OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
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