Patents by Inventor Francis Haine

Francis Haine 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).

  • Devices using ultrasounds for forming images, in particular for _the internal examination of the human body
    Patent number: 4204435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a probe for a device forming images from ultrasounds, in particular for the internal examination of the human body. The probe comprises transducers distributed in a curved array providing the possibility of a sectorial angular scanning and of generating ultrasonic beams converging towards a localized area where is arranged either a screen opaque to ultrasounds and formed with one or two openings in the vicinity of the center of converging area, with one or two lenses for ultrasounds in said opening or openings, either one or two electronic lenses formed with means for converting in parallel ultrasounds into electric signals, apparatus for differentially delaying the electric signals and apparatus for converting in parallel the electric signals, after a delay, into ultrasounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Assignee: Agence Nationale de Valorisation de la Recherche (ANVAR)
    Inventors: Edouard Bridoux, Christian Bruneel, Francis Haine, Guy Thomin
  • Game board
    Patent number: D294043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: R.I.D.E. Games Inc.
    Inventor: Francis Haines