Patents by Inventor Matt Bruce

Matt Bruce 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).

  • Method and device for producing images of heating tines near a tissue part
    Patent number: 8540634
    Abstract: A device (D1) is intended for producing images of heating tines (HT) coupled to a needle (N) positioned near a chosen tissue part of tissues located in an area of a body. This device (D1) comprises i) a means (ME) for estimating tissue thermal strains, induced by means of the heating tines (HT) into the tissue surrounding the chosen tissue part, from received ultrasound image data, and for deducing relative positions of these heating tines (HT) to the chosen tissue part from the estimated tissue thermal strains, and ii) a means (MC) for combining the received ultrasound image data with position data representative of the deduced relative positions to produce images of the area with thermal strain information showing the relative positions of the heating tines (HT) to the chosen tissue part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Matt Bruce, Thomas Gauthier, Hua Xiea, Anna T. Fernandez
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING IMAGES OF HEATING TINES NEAR A TISSUE PART
    Publication number: 20110184286
    Abstract: A device (D1) is intended for producing images of heating tines (HT) coupled to a needle (N) positioned near a chosen tissue part of tissues located in an area of a body. This device (D1) comprises i) a means (ME) for estimating tissue thermal strains, induced by means of the heating tines (HT) into the tissue surrounding the chosen tissue part, from received ultrasound image data, and for deducing relative positions of these heating tines (HT) to the chosen tissue part from the estimated tissue thermal strains, and ii) a means (MC) for combining the received ultrasound image data with position data representative of the deduced relative positions to produce images of the area with thermal strain information showing the relative positions of the heating tines (HT) to the chosen tissue part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Matt Bruce, Thomas Gauthier, Hua Xie, Anna T. Fernandez
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D936667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Anastasopoulos, Danelle Vermeulen, Matt Bruce
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1001142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Anastasopoulos, Danelle Vermeulen, Matt Bruce