Patents by Inventor Kaj Duncan

Kaj Duncan 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).

  • Graphical virtual controls of an ultrasound imaging system
    Patent number: 10201330
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a console (132) of an ultrasound imaging system (102), a first signal indicative of actuation of a touch control (128) of a touch screen user interface (122) of the ultrasound imaging system, wherein the touch control is one of a plurality of different touch controls of the ultrasound imaging system. The method further includes identifying, with a processor of the ultrasound imaging system, the touch control from the plurality of different touch controls based on the first signal. The method further includes identifying, with the processor of the ultrasound imaging system, a graphic representation of the touch control based on the identification of the touch control. The method further includes visually displaying, with the processor of the ultrasound imaging system, the graphic representation on a display monitor concurrently with displaying an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: B-K Medical Aps
    Inventors: Torben Svanberg Nielsen, Kaj Duncan, Jesper Helleso Hansen, John Antol, Michael Leismann
  • GRAPHICAL VIRTUAL CONTROLS OF AN ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170091404
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a console (132) of an ultrasound imaging system (102), a first signal indicative of actuation of a touch control (128) of a touch screen user interface (122) of the ultrasound imaging system, wherein the touch control is one of a plurality of different touch controls of the ultrasound imaging system. The method further includes identifying, with a processor of the ultrasound imaging system, the touch control from the plurality of different touch controls based on the first signal. The method further includes identifying, with the processor of the ultrasound imaging system, a graphic representation of the touch control based on the identification of the touch control. The method further includes visually displaying, with the processor of the ultrasound imaging system, the graphic representation on a display monitor concurrently with displaying an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: B-K Medical Aps
    Inventors: Torben Svanberg Nielsen, Kaj Duncan, Jesper Helleso Hansen, John Antol, Michael Leismann