Patents by Inventor Ian Rickets

Ian Rickets 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).

  • Sonoelastography using power Doppler
    Publication number: 20050054930
    Abstract: A technique for imaging relative elastic properties combines B-scan and power Doppler signals to produce images of relative vibration amplitude. A method for imaging relative elastic properties of tissue includes vibrating an area of tissue of interest and capturing a power Doppler image of at least part of the vibrating tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Ian Rickets, Stephen McKenna, Stuart Dickson, Alfred Cuschieri, Tim Frank, Asif Iqbal