Patents by Inventor Karl-Juergen Schmitt

Karl-Juergen Schmitt 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).

  • Intracavitary ultrasound probe
    Patent number: 5400790
    Abstract: An intracavitary ultrasound probe, for producing a number of tomograms of an examination region with a common origin, includes a section adapted for introduction into a body cavity, the section having a distal end with an endpiece in which a convex transducer array is contained. The endpiece is seated in the introduction section so as to be rotatable exclusively around a single swivelling axis. The single swivelling axis is radially aligned with reference to the transducer array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Claus Pohan, Karl-Juergen Schmitt