Patents by Inventor Caitlin Strobel

Caitlin Strobel 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).

  • Publication number: 20230233192
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging device or an ultrasound imaging probe includes an imaging device including at least one heat generating component and at least one thermal energy storage insert spaced from and disposed in thermal contact with the imaging device, the at least one thermal energy storage insert containing a phase change material (PCM) therein. The thermal energy storage insert is manufactured to closely confirm to a shape of a space defined within the interior of the probe. A method of forming the ultrasound imaging probe includes the steps of manufacturing a thermal energy storage insert from a thermally conductive material, filling the thermal energy storage insert with a phase change material (PCM) and positioning the thermal energy storage insert within an interior of the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Warren Lee, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Caitlin Strobel
  • Publication number: 20230233190
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe includes a probe housing, a heat generating electronic component disposed within the housing, and a heat exchanger disposed within the housing and thermally coupled with the heat generating electronic component, wherein the heat exchanger is a monolithic structure without seams. The heat exchanger includes a flow path defined by a plurality of baffles, a fluid inlet connected to one end of the flow path, a fluid outlet connected to the opposite end of the flow path, and one or more turbulating elements disposed within the flow path, the flow path configured for passing a cooling fluid therethrough. The heat exchanger is additively manufactured of a suitable material, such as to form part of a probe central support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Reinhold Bruestle, Caitlin Strobel, Andrew Desrosiers, Erich Birglehner, Andreas Kremsl, Christian Kreutzer