Patents by Inventor Ed Sparks

Ed Sparks 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).

  • Optical tracking systems
    Patent number: 6926673
    Abstract: A method of tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe. The method includes the steps of storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system; calculating the position and orientation of the visible object; and calculating the position and orientation of the ultrasound beam by applying a known geometric relationship to the deduced position and orientation of the visible object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Roke Manor Research Limited
    Inventors: Patricia Roberts, Ed Sparks, Chris Harris
  • Optical tracking systems
    Publication number: 20040100557
    Abstract: A method for tracking the position and orientation of an ultrasound beam emitted from an ultrasound probe. The method comprises the steps of: storing a model of the visible object in a memory of an optical tracking system; calculating the position and orientation of the visible object; and calculating the position and orientation of the ultrasound beam by applying a known geometric relationship to the deduced position and orientation of the visible object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Patricia Roberts, Ed Sparks, Chris Harris