Patents by Inventor Melissa A. Powell

Melissa A. Powell 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).

  • Power on self test (POST) and extended self test (EST) for ultrasonic imaging system
    Patent number: 6678626
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging system including a power on self test (POST) and an extended self test (EST). The POST includes (a) a verification test, (b) a register test (c) a controller test, (d) a receive digital signal path test and (e) a basic front end test. The POST is initiated, performed and completed within a short time, such as three seconds, from power ON. The EST is performed after the POST at the discretion of an operator, and includes a transmit test, a transducer element test, a front end voltage test and a receive test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Joseph R Fallon, Thomas P. McKernan, William R. Martin, Melissa A. Powell
  • Power on self test (POST) and extended self test (EST) for ultrasonic imaging system
    Publication number: 20030028341
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging system including a power on self test (POST) and an extended self test (EST). The POST includes (a) a verification test, (b) a register test (c) a controller test, (d) a receive digital signal path test and (e) a basic front end test. The POST is initiated, performed and completed within a short time, such as three seconds, from power ON. The EST is performed after the POST at the discretion of an operator, and includes a transmit test, a transducer element test, a front end voltage test and a receive test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph R. Fallon, Thomas P. McKernan, William R. Martin, Melissa A. Powell