Patents by Inventor Felix Jan van de Donk

Felix Jan van de Donk 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).

  • Methods and systems for shear wave elastography
    Patent number: 11357478
    Abstract: A mechanical vibration source for a shear wave elastography system has a contact surface shaped to provide a point source of mechanical energy when striking a target surface of a medium. This point source usefully mitigates high frequency components and other artifacts in an induced shear wave. Other techniques may be used in combination with this mechanical energy source to improve shear wave elastography and facilitate miniaturization for deployment, e.g., within a handheld imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Heng Yang, Brian W. Anthony, Felix Jan van de Donk
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20210196234
    Abstract: A mechanical vibration source for a shear wave elastography system has a contact surface shaped to provide a point source of mechanical energy when striking a target surface of a medium. This point source usefully mitigates high frequency components and other artifacts in an induced shear wave. Other techniques may be used in combination with this mechanical energy source to improve shear wave elastography and facilitate miniaturization for deployment, e.g., within a handheld imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Heng Yang, Brian W. Anthony, Felix Jan van de Donk