Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Saurel

Jean-Marc Saurel 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).

  • Micro-echographic probe for ultrasound collimation through a deformable surface
    Patent number: 5123418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro-echographic probe for ultrasound collimation through a deformable surface. The probe comprises at one end an ultrasonic wave beam transducer, disposed, for example, in the form of a spherical cap, so that said beam converges in a focus (A), which focus is also that of the other end of the monolithic body and which is the contact tip, so that the beam which penetrates in the body to be analyzed is collimated. The ultrasonic waves are preferably at a frequency equal to at least 50 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-C.N.R.S
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Saurel, Jacques Attal