Patents by Inventor Elisa Maddalena GRANATA

Elisa Maddalena GRANATA 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).

  • Compact ultrasound imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 11540384
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a transceiver (Tx/Rx) printed circuit board (PCB) with a top surface and a bottom surface and a power supply PCB. The Tx/Rx PCB includes two transmitter devices, each comprising a number N of channels. A first transmitter device is arranged on the bottom surface and a second transmitter device is arranged on the top surface over the first transmitter device. One or more pins of the second transmitter device are shorted with one or more pins of the first transmitter device with the same function. An analog front end (AFE) device comprising N input channels is arranged on the top surface of the Tx/Rx PCB, and a digital signal processor is coupled to the AFE device. The power supply PCB comprises a power supply module configured to provide a plurality of supply voltages to the Tx/Rx PCB and the power supply PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shabbir Amjhera Wala, Xiaochen Xu, Dijeesh K, Abhishek Vishwa, Shriram Devi, Aatish Chandak, Sanjay Dixit, Elisa Maddalena Granata, Jun Shen, Sandeep Oswal
  • COMPACT ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210329776
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a transceiver (Tx/Rx) printed circuit board (PCB) with a top surface and a bottom surface and a power supply PCB. The Tx/Rx PCB includes two transmitter devices, each comprising a number N of channels. A first transmitter device is arranged on the bottom surface and a second transmitter device is arranged on the top surface over the first transmitter device. One or more pins of the second transmitter device are shorted with one or more pins of the first transmitter device with the same function. An analog front end (AFE) device comprising N input channels is arranged on the top surface of the Tx/Rx PCB, and a digital signal processor is coupled to the AFE device. The power supply PCB comprises a power supply module configured to provide a plurality of supply voltages to the Tx/Rx PCB and the power supply PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Shabbir AMJHERA WALA, Xiaochen XU, Dijeesh K, Abhishek VISHWA, Shriram DEVI, Aatish CHANDAK, Sanjay DIXIT, Elisa Maddalena GRANATA, Jun SHEN, Sandeep OSWAL