Patents by Inventor Cynthia C. Becker

Cynthia C. Becker 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).

  • Catheter-mounted, phased-array ultrasound transducer with improved imaging
    Patent number: 5846205
    Abstract: A phased-array ultrasonic transducer assembly includes a catheter. An end portion is mounted to the catheter around a transducer array, and the end portion defines an acoustic window which is essentially non-focusing to ultrasonic energy passing therethrough. Because the acoustic window is non-focusing, a relatively small radius of curvature can be used on the radially outer surface of this window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Curley, Diana M. Tasker, Cynthia C. Becker, Randall L. Schlesinger, John W. Eaton