Patents by Inventor Michelle G. Angle

Michelle G. Angle 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).

  • Ultrasound image display by combining enhanced flow imaging in B-mode and color flow mode
    Patent number: 6406430
    Abstract: An ultrasound system (1) acquires data using a gray scale mode of operation and a color flow mode of operation. A transducer (10) generates receive signals in response to echo ultrasound waves received from a subject (S) being studied. A gray scale receive channel (9G) generates gray scale data representing movement of portions of the subject, in particular that of blood flow or contrast agents in blood or tissue. A color flow receive channel (9C) generates color flow data (e.g., either power data or velocity data) also representing movement of portions of the subject. A processor (30) combines the gray scale flow data with the color flow data and displays the result on a display monitor (19) such that moving portions of the subject are displayed with a colored gray scale image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Syed O. Ishrak, Gary E. MacLeod, Michelle G. Angle, Anne L. Hall, James D. Hamilton, Steven C. Miller