Patents by Inventor Egon J. W. Merks

Egon J. W. Merks 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).

  • Systems and methods for quantification and classification of fluids in human cavities in ultrasound images
    Patent number: 8221321
    Abstract: Ultrasound imaging systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultrasonography method includes creating a database that is representative of a tissue, a fluid, or a cavity of a body, and transmitting ultrasound pulses into a region-of-interest in a patient. Echoes are received from the region of interest, and based upon the received echoes, compiling an ultrasonic pattern of the region-of-interest is compiled. The pattern is processed by comparing the region-of-interest patterns to the pattern information stored in the database. A composition within the region-of-interest of the patient is then determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Verathon Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald McMorrow, Vikram Chalana, Jongtae Yuk, Henri Baartmans, Nicolaas Bom, Charles Theodoor Lancee, Egon J. W. Merks
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF FLUIDS IN HUMAN CAVITIES IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES
    Publication number: 20080139934
    Abstract: Ultrasound imaging systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultrasonography method includes creating a database that is representative of a tissue, a fluid, or a cavity of a body, and transmitting ultrasound pulses into a region-of-interest in a patient. Echoes are received from the region of interest, and based upon the received echoes, compiling an ultrasonic pattern of the region-of-interest is compiled. The pattern is processed by comparing the region-of-interest patterns to the pattern information stored in the database. A composition within the region-of-interest of the patient is then determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Gerald McMorrow, Vikram Chalana, Jongtae Yuk, Henri Baartmans, Nicolaas Bom, Charles Theodoor Lancee, Egon J.W. Merks