Patents by Inventor Jack H. Richbourg

Jack H. Richbourg 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).

  • Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system
    Patent number: 6231510
    Abstract: A digital video recorder is provided which provides digital storage of realtime ultrasonic image sequences, replacing the conventional VCR with a recorder which does not degrade digital ultrasound images by analog conversion and recording. The capacity of the digital video recorder is extended by the ability of the digital video recorder to compress ultrasound image data prior to storage and the ability to decompress compressed image data retrieved from storage for realtime display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: ATL Ultrasound
    Inventors: Irv D. Negrin, Jack H. Richbourg