Patents by Inventor David Bartholomew Shine

David Bartholomew Shine 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 imaging probe and method
    Patent number: 8206307
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe is provided having an ultrasound module received in a housing thereof, the ultrasound module including a plurality of transducers longitudinally spaced apart within the housing and a control and processing system electrically coupled to the transducers for collecting ultrasonic data representative of a target biological tissue when the ultrasound probe is in operation. A motor is likewise received in the housing to rotate, oscillate and/or translate the ultrasound module in a data collection mode. Coupling fluid is received in the housing to at least partially surround the ultrasound module and the motor. A method of obtaining ultrasonic data representative of a target biological tissue, such as a bladder, for diagnostic purposes is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: dBMEDx Inc.
    Inventors: William Barnard, David Bartholomew Shine
  • Ultrasound Imaging Probe and Method
    Publication number: 20110224551
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe is provided having an ultrasound module received in a housing thereof, the ultrasound module including a plurality of transducers longitudinally spaced apart within the housing and a control and processing system electrically coupled to the transducers for collecting ultrasonic data representative of a target biological tissue when the ultrasound probe is in operation. A motor is likewise received in the housing to rotate, oscillate and/or translate the ultrasound module in a data collection mode. Coupling fluid is received in the housing to at least partially surround the ultrasound module and the motor. A method of obtaining ultrasonic data representative of a target biological tissue, such as a bladder, for diagnostic purposes is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: dBMEDx INC
    Inventors: William Barnard, David Bartholomew Shine