Patents by Inventor Heather Hoops

Heather Hoops 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).

  • COMPONENTS FOR A PRECISION ULTRASONIC SCANNING APPARATUS FOR BODY PARTS
    Publication number: 20160270762
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various aspects of imaging systems, including permeable and impermeable barriers separating liquid compartments, one of which contains the object to be imaged and the other an ultrasonic transducer, a fluidic bearing between a transducer carriage and guide supporting the carriage, a linear motor for the carriage, and a location sensing device for the carriage. A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing an ultrasound scan on a body part and specifically an instrument which directly attaches to the surface of the body. This apparatus provides high resolution images and increased depth of imaging for high resolution ultrasound of targeted subsurface body tissues. Targeted tissues may include joints, ocular structures, and internal organs. The method and apparatus stabilize and provide accurate determination of the position of the body part relative to the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: George J. Eilers, Heather Hoops, David Mabe, Ben Terry, J. David Stienmier, Wes Weber, John D. Watson, Andrew K. Levien
  • INNOVATIVE COMPONENTS FOR AN ULTRASONIC ARC SCANNING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140249422
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various aspects of imaging systems, including permeable and impermeable barriers separating liquid compartments, one of which contains the object to be imaged and the other an ultrasonic transducer, a fluidic bearing between a transducer carriage and guide supporting the carriage, a linear motor for the carriage, and a location sensing device for the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: ArcScan, Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Eilers, Heather Hoops, David Mabe, Ben Terry, J. David Stienmier, Wes Weber, John D. Watson
  • Innovative components for an ultrasonic arc scanning apparatus
    Patent number: 8758252
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various aspects of imaging systems, including permeable and impermeable barriers separating liquid compartments, one of which contains the object to be imaged and the other an ultrasonic transducer, a fluidic bearing between a transducer carriage and guide supporting the carriage, a linear motor for the carriage, and a location sensing device for the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: ArcScan, Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Eilers, Heather Hoops, David Mabe, Ben Terry, J. David Stienmier, Wes Weber, John D. Watson
  • INNOVATIVE COMPONENTS FOR AN ULTRASONIC ARC SCANNING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090192389
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various aspects of imaging systems, including permeable and impermeable barriers separating liquid compartments, one of which contains the object to be imaged and the other an ultrasonic transducer, a fluidic bearing between a transducer carriage and guide supporting the carriage, a linear motor for the carriage, and a location sensing device for the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: ARCSCAN, INC.
    Inventors: George J. Eilers, Heather Hoops, David Mabe, Ben Terry, J. David Stienmier, Wes Weber, John D. Watson