Patents by Inventor Jürgen Meiche

Jürgen Meiche 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).

  • Coupling medium for transversal ultrasonic waves
    Patent number: 6899677
    Abstract: A coupling medium of a thin layer of a homogenized mixture of at least one polysaccharide or disaccharide such as trehalose; a surface-active substance such as sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate; and water acts as a coupling medium for transverse ultrasonic waves, when the homogenized mixture is applied to surfaces of a transmitting, respectively receiving, transducer for transverse ultrasonic waves; and a surface of a probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Frank Volke, Jürgen Meiche