Patents by Inventor George R. Curry

George R. Curry 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).

  • Color coded blood flow velocity display equipment
    Patent number: 4205687
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a picture of a portion of a blood vessel by a color coded display of normal and increased blood flow peak velocities at a plurality of locations within the blood vessel portion from ultrasonic doppler velocity signals proportional to blood flow velocity within the blood vessel.Velocity signals below a predetermined minimum are rejected. Velocity signals above the predetermined minimum are separated into a plurality of selected ranges representing normal and increased blood flow peak velocity ranges. Each of these normal and increased blood flow peak velocity ranges is then displayed as a discrete color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1980
    Assignee: Diagnostic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Denis N. White, George R. Curry