Patents by Inventor Charles W. Brummer

Charles W. Brummer 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).

  • Ultrasonic transducer assembly with extended flexible circuits
    Patent number: 5795299
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer assembly includes a conduit that defines a lumen, and the lumen carries a flexible circuit. The flexible circuit can take several forms. In one form the circuit is folded at first and second fold lines, and at least one of the folds is oriented obliquely to the longitudinal axis of conduit. In another form the flexible circuit includes an end portion that defines a plurality of substantially parallel grooves, each groove aligned with and exposing a respective one of the conductors of the circuit. Additional conductors are positioned in respective ones of the grooves and are electrically connected with the respective conductors of the flexible circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Eaton, Randall L. Schlesinger, Michael H. Ikeda, Charles W. Brummer, Xavier L. Pacheco, Robert Kevakian, Ricardo G. Espinosa