Patents by Inventor David Louis Marie Savery

David Louis Marie Savery 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).

  • Microbubble generating technique for phase aberration correction
    Patent number: 9022939
    Abstract: Method and system for ultrasound imaging of body tissue in which a focused ultrasound (FUS) transducer (20) is oriented relative to the body such that ultrasonic waves generated by the FUS transducer (20) are directed toward the tissue being imaged. The FUS transducer (20) is operated to cause the formation of microbubbles (28) in the tissue and an ultrasound image of the tissue with the microbubbles (28) is acquired. Phase aberration in the acquired ultrasound image may be corrected, if necessary, using each microbubble (28) as a point source or point-like scatterer. Microbubble (28) formation can therefore be obtained in a non-invasive manner since FUS-induced microbubble (28) formation does not require the insertion of interventional tools into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Christopher Hall, Shunmugavelu Sokka, David Louis Marie Savery, Chien-Ting Chin
  • Microbubble Generating Technique For Phase Aberration Correction
    Publication number: 20080208059
    Abstract: Method and system for ultrasound imaging of body tissue in which a focused ultrasound (FUS) transducer (20) is oriented relative to the body such that ultrasonic waves generated by the FUS transducer (20) are directed toward the tissue being imaged. The FUS transducer (20) is operated to cause the formation of microbubbles (28) in the tissue and an ultrasound image of the tissue with the microbubbles (28) is acquired. Phase aberration in the acquired ultrasound image may be corrected, if necessary, using each microbubble (28) as a point source or point-like scatterer. Microbubble (28) formation can therefore be obtained in a non-invasive manner since FUS-induced microbubble (28) formation does not require the insertion of interventional tools into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Christopher Hall, Shunmugavelu Sokka, David Louis Marie Savery, Chien Ting Chin