Patents by Inventor Glenn Hansen

Glenn Hansen 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).

  • Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system with a rotatable user interface element having a non-rotatable indicator
    Patent number: 6471648
    Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein provide a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system with a rotatable user interface element having a non-rotatable indicator. In one preferred embodiment, a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system user interface is provided with a user interface element comprising a rotatable portion disposed around a non-rotatable portion that comprises an indicator identifying a function of the user interface element. With this preferred embodiment, the indicator does not rotate with rotation of the rotatable portion. In another preferred embodiment, a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system is provided with a user interface comprising a rotary input device comprising a rotatable shaft, an inner member disposed around and fixed with respect to the rotatable shaft, and an outer member disposed around the inner member and coupled with the rotatable shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff N. Gamelsky, Richard Henderson, Glenn Hansen
  • Ultrasonic transducer assembly controller
    Patent number: D455210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Henderson, Jeff Neil Gamelsky, Glenn Hansen, Gilbert Y. Wong, William J. Park
  • Ultrasonic transducer assembly controller
    Patent number: D465024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Henderson, Jeff Neil Gamelsky, Glenn Hansen, Gilbert Y. Wong, William J. Park