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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8358559 | System and method for imaging An imaging device is provided, comprising: a decorrelation circuit configured to receive K initial imaging signals and to perform a decorrelation operation on K initial imaging signals, respectively, to generate K decorrelated imaging signals; Kh wavelet ... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8345508 | Large area modular sensor array assembly and method for making the same A modular and tileable sensor array with routing in the interposer carrying the signals from the sensors to the integrated circuits. In one embodiment a large area modular sensor array assembly includes one or more tileable modules coupled together. The tileable mod... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8279705 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic transmission/reception method According to one embodiment, a reception unit generates reception beam data set groups based on echo signals. Each of the reception beam data set groups includes reception beam data sets respectively corresponding to reception beams associated with parallel signal p... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8174925 | Acoustic camera An acoustic camera comprises a first sound pick-up device, a second sound pick-up device, and a switch. The switch is respectively connected to the first sound pick-up device and the second pick-up device and used to select the first sound pick-up device or the seco... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7957219 | Method and apparatus for elevation focus control of acoustic waves An acoustic probe includes an acoustic transducer having acoustic transducer elements arranged in a one-dimensional array; and a variably-refracting acoustic lens coupled to the acoustic transducer. The variably-refracting acoustic lens has a pair of electrodes conf... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7898902 | Method of representation of sonar images Sonar three dimensional data are represented by a two dimensional image. Pixels of the two dimensional image are emphasized if the if the three dimensional data associated with the pixel differ by more than a criterion from the three dimensional data associated with... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7623410 | Hard real-time adaptive waveform synthesis and evolution A method for hard real-time adaptive wave modulation, comprising: populating a case base with waveform pairs, each waveform pair comprising a primary waveform, and a secondary waveform, wherein the primary waveform induces the secondary waveform; synthesizing a know... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7477571 | Method for detecting vibrations in a biological organism using real-time vibration imaging The present invention provides a method for detecting vibration information by receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted from a biological organism at a light amplitude modulation detector array to provide real-time imaging of the target object. The d... | 01/13/2009 |
| RE40456 | Acoustic wave imaging apparatus and method An acoustic imaging apparatus and method that achieves desired delays with coded signals. Linear, curved linear and sector scanning is provided in 1-D arrays and planar, curved planar and sector scanning is provided in 2-D arrays. Composite and non-linear implementa... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7380453 | Undersea data logging device with automated data transmission An undersea logging device has a pressure sensor and at least one environmental parameter sensor. The data measured by the sensors is logged and is wirelessly transmitted when a preset value of pressure is detected by the pressure sensor. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371218 | Immersive portable ultrasound system and method A portable ultrasound system provides immersive viewing of images. A small, lightweight scope includes a transducer and a display. The display is adapted for viewing ultrasound images close to the eye of the user, such as within five inches or a couple feet of the e... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361145 | Block-switching in ultrasound imaging Systems of generating and manipulating an ultrasound beam are disclosed. The system uses selective sets of ultrasound elements to generate an ultrasound beam, scanning the beam over a series of ultrasound elements in order to collected echo data covering an area, an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359286 | Multi-level capacitive ultrasonic transducer The invention concerns a capacitive ultrasonic transducer, comprising an external layer operating as an external plate, provided with electrode means, capable to vibrate, and a stiff substrate, in turn provided with electrode means, wherein it further comprises n le... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355924 | 3-D forward looking sonar with fixed frame of reference for navigation An imaging sonar system develops three-dimensional images of the space below, to the sides, and forward of a ship relative to a fixed frame of reference. Various features permit the system to be used in non-military environments and make possible low cost with subst... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331234 | Ultrasonic imaging method and ultrasonic imaging apparatus An ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus capable of obtaining image information at a high volume rate and improving resolution. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus has an ultrasonic transducer array including plural ultrasonic transducers for transmitting ultrasonic ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329402 | Methods of imaging and treatment Novel ultrasound methods comprising administering to a patient a targeted vesicle composition which comprises vesicles comprising a lipid, protein or polymer, encapsulating a gas, in combination with a targeting ligand, and scanning the patient using ultrasound. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329225 | Methods, devices, systems and computer program products for oscillating shafts using real time 3D ultrasound An oscillating shaft is scanned to provide images including the oscillating shaft in vivo in real-time with a real-time three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound scanner. An interventional device can be guided in vivo using an ultrasound scanner and includes a sheath having... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327783 | Frequency translator using a cordic phase rotator A frequency translator uses a CORDIC phase rotator coupled to a phase accumulator to translate an input signal in frequency. The CORDIC phase rotator performs required phase angle rotations of input vectors using only shift and add operations. Thus, the frequency tr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319639 | Acoustic concealed item detector The present invention is directed towards an acoustic concealed item detector and related methods for detection using acoustics. In an illustrative embodiment, a multi-frequency ultrasonic wave generator generates in a gaseous medium at least first and second ultras... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311667 | Multiple pattern transducer array and method of use Transducer with different array configurations and methods of using the transducers are provided. An electrode layer on one side of a transducer device defines a one-dimensional array of elements. An electrode layer on an opposite side of the transducer device defin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305885 | Method and apparatus for phased array based ultrasonic evaluation of rail In accordance with one embodiment, the present technique provides a testing apparatus for testing material integrity of an object. The exemplary testing apparatus includes a phased array transducer, which is disposed external to the object. The phased array transduc... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304482 | Characterization of the nonlinearities of a display device by adaptive bisection with continuous user refinement A method for measuring and characterizing the nonlinearities of a display device by adaptive bisection using human perception for measurement. This method makes no assumptions about a display device's characteristics and can characterize any type of display device w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285094 | 3D ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method A probe for electronic volume data acquisition using ultrasound incorporates a plurality of transducer elements arranged in a two dimensional array having an azimuth direction and an elevation direction. The transducer elements have a first element size in the azimu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273455 | Corrections for wavefront aberrations in ultrasound imaging An estimation method for correction filters for wavefront aberration correction in ultrasound imaging is given. The aberration is introduced due to spatial variations of the ultrasound propagation velocity in heterogeneous tissue. The correction filters are found as... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270637 | Device for and method of measuring blood flow using bio-photon emission A device for and a method of measuring a blood flow of a living body having blood vessels that emit bio-photons and through which blood flows, the device including a detector positioned adjacent to a predetermined portion of the living body for measuring a bio-photo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259897 | System, method and apparatus for direct imaging in ultrasonic holography An acoustical holographic imaging method and apparatus for introducing a reference wave into a hologram surface such that the reference wave does not interfere with an object placed adjacent to or in close proximity to the hologram surface. More particularly, the ul... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255678 | High frequency, high frame-rate ultrasound imaging system A system for producing an ultrasound image comprises a scan head having a transducer capable of generating ultrasound energy at a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz), and a processor for receiving ultrasound energy and for generating an ultrasound image at a fr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238157 | Broad-beam imaging methods Methods of probing a material under investigation using an ultrasound beam. Echolocation data is generated using a multi-dimensional transform capable of using phase and magnitude information to distinguish echoes resulting from ultrasound beam components produced u... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236431 | Semiconductor integrated circuit for audio system A semiconductor integrated circuit for an audio system includes a playback processing section for playing back at least an optical disk, a frequency measurement circuit for measuring a frequency of a radio signal from a tuner, a display control circuit for making a ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234353 | Non-fluid acoustic coupling An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air. The apparatus has an acoustic transducer assembly that emits and receives acoustic signals and an acoustic coupler that acoustically couples the acoustic transd... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234354 | Ultrasonic probe and inspection method and system A method of inspecting a component includes immersing the component in a coupling medium with material velocity cw and immersing an ultrasonic (UT) probe having at least one transducer in the coupling medium. The UT probe has a convex lens with acoustic v... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223242 | Ultrasound imaging system The present invention is directed to an ultrasound imaging system and method for Doppler processing of data. The ultrasonic imaging system efficiently addresses the data computational and processing needs of Doppler processing. Software executable sequences in accor... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221445 | Methods and apparatus for detecting and quantifying surface characteristics and material conditions using light scattering A system for quantifying surface characteristics detects and quantifies characteristics of a surface of an object. For example, the system may quantify changes in surface roughness without contacting the specimen and without requiring precise temporal or spatial sta... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212466 | Producing amplitude values for controlling pixel illumination on a sonar display A method and apparatus for producing an amplitude value for use in controlling illumination of a pixel on a display, in response to a sampled sonar signal produced by an element of a sonar array. A pixel time associated with the pixel is found, the pixel time repres... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207940 | Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic transmitting and receiving apparatus using the same An ultrasonic probe in which transducer array including ultrasonic transducers out of the specifications can be used so that the yield in the manufacture of transducer arrays is improved. The ultrasonic probe to be used when connected to an external apparatus main b... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200534 | Radiographic imaging systems and methods for designing same In one embodiment, a method for designing a radiographic imaging system includes 1) receiving a number of design constraints for the system, and then 2) in response to the constraints, generating a plurality of radiographic imaging system designs, each having a diff... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7156811 | Ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus An ultrasonic imaging method is described, wherein a back propagation processing method is used. The invention provides a limited number of channels for processing the received signals, such that the which number of processing channels is a submultiple of the number... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144370 | Method and apparatus for imaging of tissue using multi-wavelength ultrasonic tagging of light An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes a source of electromagnetic radiation that is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation at two or more wavelengths through an imaging volume. The imaging apparatus also includes an ultrasound trans... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141235 | Stabilized gas emulsion containing phospholipid for ultrasound contrast enhancement A gas emulsion forming composition comprising a dry, hollow, particulate, approximately microspherical material permeated with a gas or gas mixture, which upon dissolution in aqueous liquid forms a gas emulsion comprising a plurality of bubbles surrounded by a layer... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142578 | Single beamforming structure for multiple modulation schemes A method for a beam forming configuration is provided. A representation of a 3D polygon is formed from a plurality of blocks. The blocks are arranged according to a frequency, a time, and a space within the 3D polygon. Based on the frequency, the time, and the space... | 11/28/2006 |
