Patents by Inventor Frank G. Sommer

Frank G. Sommer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting and/or imaging clusters of small scattering centers in the body
    Patent number: 4338948
    Abstract: An ultrasonic method and apparatus are provided for detecting and imaging clusters of small scattering centers in the breast wherein periodic pulses are applied to an ultrasound emitting transducer and projected into the body, thereafter being received by at least one receiving transducer positioned to receive scattering from the scattering center clusters. The signals are processed to provide an image showing cluster extent and location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1982
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Victor Perez-Mendez, Frank G. Sommer