Patents by Inventor Gilles Thouret

Gilles Thouret 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 system for monitoring ultrasound probe health
    Patent number: 11452507
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring ultrasound probe health is provided. The method includes acquiring test data from a plurality of elements of an ultrasound probe by, for each of the plurality of elements, transmitting an ultrasonic signal from one of the elements and receiving a signal on two or more of the elements based on the transmitted ultrasonic signal. The method includes automatically analyzing the test data from the elements to determine a health report for the ultrasound probe. The health report includes a health status for each of a plurality of components of the ultrasound probe. At least one of the components is not part of a transducer array. The method includes automatically displaying the health report on a display device. The health report includes information for at least one of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Jean Bulte, Jean-Francois Gelly, Geir Ultveit Haugen, Bruno H. Haider, Gilles Thouret, Julia Labrune, Delphine Cotta, Ryan Rindler
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ULTRASOUND PROBE HEALTH
    Publication number: 20220065822
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring ultrasound probe health is provided. The method includes acquiring test data from a plurality of elements of an ultrasound probe by, for each of the plurality of elements, transmitting an ultrasonic signal from one of the elements and receiving a signal on two or more of the elements based on the transmitted ultrasonic signal. The method includes automatically analyzing the test data from the elements to determine a health report for the ultrasound probe. The health report includes a health status for each of a plurality of components of the ultrasound probe. At least one of the components is not part of a transducer array. The method includes automatically displaying the health report on a display device. The health report includes information for at least one of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jean Bulte, Jean-Francois Gelly, Geir Ultveit Haugen, Bruno H. Haider, Gilles Thouret, Julia Labrune, Delphine Cotta, Ryan Rindler