Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Patrick E. Patnode
  • Frequency division multiplexed wireline communication for ultrasound probe
    Patent number: 6506160
    Abstract: Received echo data are transferred from an ultrasound probe to the signal processing circuitry of an ultrasound imaging system by use of a reduced number of multiple coaxial cables. The system operates by frequency division multiplexing of the analog output signals produced by multiple individual array elements in the probe onto a single coaxial cable, which connects the probe to the central host computer or console for conventional signal processing and imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nick Andrew Van Stralen, Ralph Thomas Hoctor, Richard Louis Frey, Bruno Hans Haider, John Erik Hershey