Patents by Inventor Koping K. SHUNG

Koping K. SHUNG 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).

  • Forward-looking ultrasound array probe for intravascular imaging and navigation applications
    Patent number: 11045167
    Abstract: An intraluminal forward-looking image producing device and associated methods of use and construction is disclosed. In particular, the device of the present invention is an intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device. The invention also encompasses methods of using the intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device to image objects and material in a forward direction. The disclosed methods also involve manufacturing the intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device including the piezoelectric transducer. The resulting device is an elongated body configured to fit within the lumen of a vessel and having an imaging sensor located on the distal end of the elongated body configured to image objects and material in a forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Nestor E. Cabrera-Munoz, Payam Eliahoo, Koping K. Shung
  • FORWARD-LOOKING ULTRASOUND ARRAY PROBE FOR INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING AND NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170156691
    Abstract: An intraluminal forward-looking image producing device and associated methods of use and construction is disclosed. In particular, the device of the present invention is an intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device. The invention also encompasses methods of using the intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device to image objects and material in a forward direction. The disclosed methods also involve manufacturing the intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device including the piezoelectric transducer. The resulting device is an elongated body configured to fit within the lumen of a vessel and having an imaging sensor located on the distal end of the elongated body configured to image objects and material in a forward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Nestor E. CABRERA-MUNOZ, Payam ELIAHOO, Koping K. SHUNG