Patents by Inventor John P. Kula

John P. Kula 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).

  • Patent number: 8641620
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging arrangement is disclosed including a longitudinal axis defining an imaging path; a source transducer configured and arranged for producing a beam of acoustic energy, the source transducer comprising a piezoelectric polymer-based material, the source transducer disposed along the imaging path; and at least one sensor disposed along the imaging path, the sensor constructed and arranged to produce electrical signals in response to acoustic energy incident thereon. Related methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Imperium, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Lasser, Marvin E. Lasser, John P. Kula
  • Publication number: 20090216129
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging arrangement is disclosed including a longitudinal axis defining an imaging path; a source transducer configured and arranged for producing a beam of acoustic energy, the source transducer comprising a piezoelectric polymer-based material, the source transducer disposed along the imaging path; and at least one sensor disposed along the imaging path, the sensor constructed and arranged to produce electrical signals in response to acoustic energy incident thereon. Related methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: IMPERIUM, INC.
    Inventors: Robert S. Lasser, Marvin E. Lasser, John P. Kula
  • Patent number: 6552841
    Abstract: An imaging system is disclosed which can provide images of received acoustic energy. In one embodiment, a transducer emits an acoustic beam which is reflected off of an acoustic beam splitter onto a target. The acoustic beam then reflects off of the target and is received by a piezoelectric imaging array which converts the acoustic beam into electrical signals. In another embodiment, a transducer transmits an acoustic beam through a target before being received by the piezoelectric imaging array on the opposite side of the target. In both embodiments, an acoustic lens system is disposed between the target and the imaging array to permit the system to focus upon, and magnify, features of interest within the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Imperium Advanced Ultrasonic Imaging
    Inventors: Marvin E. Lasser, Robert S. Lasser, John P. Kula