Patents by Inventor Blake Little

Blake Little 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).

  • Medical diagnostic ultrasound instrument with ECG module, authorization mechanism and methods of use
    Publication number: 20060025684
    Abstract: A handheld ultrasound instrument is disclosed having enhanced diagnostic modes including pulse/continuous wave Doppler, time-motion analysis, spectral analysis and tissue harmonic imaging. An external electrocardiograph (ECG) recording unit is also disclosed. The ECG unit is adaptable to be used with the handheld ultrasound instrument to provide for ECG monitoring while performing an ultrasound scan in B-mode, Doppler, color Doppler, M-mode, and CW/PW mode. The enhanced handheld ultrasound instrument further includes a security mechanism allowing any combination of the diagnostic modes to be enabled by the manufacturer, and later to enable or disable any one or group of the diagnostic modes. The invention also discloses a method for a manufacturer to maintain a database of handheld ultrasound instrument capabilities after the instruments enter the stream of commerce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Quistgaard, Leo Catallo, Anthony Vannelli, Blake Little, Randy Holmberg, Juin Hwang, Clinton Siedenburg, Ramachandra Pailoor, D. Hirschi, Hung Nguyen
  • Systems and methods providing ASICs for use in multiple applications
    Publication number: 20050228287
    Abstract: A system comprises an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) adapted for use in a plurality of circuit configurations, said circuit configurations providing for different numbers of signal channels for further processing using same circuitry of said application specific integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Little, Ramachandra Pailoor
  • CW beam former in an ASIC
    Publication number: 20040133110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application specific integrated circuit (CW-ASIC). The beam former may be a transmit or receive beam former.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Little, Hung Nguyen
  • CW beam former in an ASIC
    Patent number: 6648826
    Abstract: A continuous wave Doppler beam former comprises an application specific integrated circuit (CW-ASIC). The beam former may be a transmit or receive beam former and forming a medical ultrasound system comprising a plurality of channels forming a CW analog receive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Sonosite, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Little, Hung Nguyen
  • CW beam former in an ASIC
    Publication number: 20030163047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application specific integrated circuit (CW-ASIC). The beam former may be a transmit or receive beam former.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: SONOSITE, INC.
    Inventors: Blake Little, Hung Nguyen