Patents by Inventor Craig Mirr

Craig Mirr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11378554
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an ultrasound transducer structure for an ultrasound probe and methods of manufacturing thereof. In one example, the ultrasound transducer structure may include a lens, an acoustic stack disposed on the lens, and an acoustic backing material bonded to a side of the acoustic stack facing away from the lens without any intervening layer between the acoustic backing material and the acoustic stack, such that the acoustic backing material is in face-sharing contact with the side of the acoustic stack, wherein the acoustic backing material is composed of a solidified blend comprising a backing polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Yanju Wang, Stephen Crynock, Craig Mirr, Jimmie Autrey Beacham, Mayank Gupta
  • Publication number: 20210096108
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an ultrasound transducer structure for an ultrasound probe and methods of manufacturing thereof. In one example, the ultrasound transducer structure may include a lens, an acoustic stack disposed on the lens, and an acoustic backing material bonded to a side of the acoustic stack facing away from the lens without any intervening layer between the acoustic backing material and the acoustic stack, such that the acoustic backing material is in face-sharing contact with the side of the acoustic stack, wherein the acoustic backing material is composed of a solidified blend comprising a backing polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yanju Wang, Stephen Crynock, Craig Mirr, Jimmie Autrey Beacham, Mayank Gupta
  • Publication number: 20200107816
    Abstract: The present approach relates to an interconnect structure (e.g., an electrical standoff) for use between two electrical components, such as a matrix transducer array and ASIC of an ultrasound probe and to the manufacture of such a structure. In accordance with certain embodiments, the interconnect structure provides electrical interconnection between electrical components and provides improved acoustic attenuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Warren Lee, Matthew Karesh, Craig Mirr, Stephen Crynock