Patents by Inventor Michael J. Berggren
Michael J. Berggren 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).
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Patent number: 8366617Abstract: A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient includes a table configured to receive the patient thereon. The table has an aperture formed therein configured to receive the breast of the patient pendant therethrough and positionable over and into a bath configured to contain a medium. An armature is movably disposable in the bath. The armature carries transducer arrays that are disposable in the bath, and configured to transmit and receive acoustic and/or ultrasound signals. A manual control is operatively coupled to the armature to manually move the armature and thus the transducer arrays within the bath.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: CVUS Clinical Trials, LLCInventors: Steven A. Johnson, Michael J. Berggren, David T. Borup, Barry K. Hanover, James W. Wiskin, Jeff Pattee
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Patent number: 7841982Abstract: A transmission wave field imaging method, comprising the transmission of an incident wave field into an object, the incident wave field propagating into the object and, at least, partially scattering. Also includes the measuring of a wave field transmitted, at least in part, through an object to obtain a measured wave field, the measured wave field based, in part, on the incident wave field and the object. Additionally, the processing of the measured wave field utilizing a parabolic approximation reconstruction algorithm to generate an image data set representing at least one image of the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Techniscan, Inc.Inventors: Steven A. Johnson, David T. Borup, James Wiskin, Michael J. Berggren
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Patent number: 7684846Abstract: A transmission wave field imaging method, comprising the transmission of an incident wave field into an object, the incident wave field propagating into the object and, at least, partially scattering. Also includes the measuring of a wave field transmitted, at least in part, through an object to obtain a measured wave field, the measured wave field based, in part, on the incident wave field and the object. Additionally, the processing of the measured wave field utilizing a recursive reconstruction algorithm to generate an image data set representing at least one image of the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Techniscan, IncInventors: Steven A. Johnson, David T. Borup, James Wiskin, Michael J. Berggren
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Patent number: 7570742Abstract: This invention describes a method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. This increase in speed can be used to accomplish a number of important objectives. Firstly, the speed can be used to collect data to form true 3-D images or 3-D assembled from 2-D slices. Speed allows larger images to be made. Secondly, the frequency of operation can be increased to 5 MHz to match the operating frequency of reflection tomography. This allow the improved imaging of speed of sound which in turn is used to correct errors in focusing delays in reflection tomography imaging. This allows reflection tomography to reach or closely approach its theoretical spatial resolution of ½ to ¾ wave lengths. A third benefit of increasing the operating frequency of inverse scattering to 5 MHz is the improved out of topographic plane spatial resolution. This improves the ability to detect small lesions.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2003Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Techniscan, Inc.Inventors: Steven A. Johnson, David T. Borup, James Wiskin, Michael J. Berggren
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Publication number: 20080319318Abstract: A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient includes a table configured to receive the patient thereon. The table has an aperture formed therein configured to receive the breast of the patient pendant therethrough and positionable over and into a bath configured to contain a medium. An armature is movably disposable in the bath. The armature carries transducer arrays that are disposable in the bath, and configured to transmit and receive acoustic and/or ultrasound signals. A manual control is operatively coupled to the armature to manually move the armature and thus the transducer arrays within the bath.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Steven A. Johnson, Michael J. Berggren, David T. Borup, Barry K. Hanover, James W. Wiskin, Jeff Pattee
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Publication number: 20040034307Abstract: This invention describes a method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. This increase in speed can be used to accomplish a number of important objectives. Firstly, the speed can be used to collect data to form true 3-D images or 3-D assembled from 2-D slices. Speed allows larger images to be made. Secondly, the frequency of operation can be increased to 5 MHz to match the operating frequency of reflection tomography. This allow the improved imaging of speed of sound which in turn is used to correct errors in focusing delays in reflection tomography imaging. This allows reflection tomography to reach or closely approach its theoretical spatial resolution of ½ to ¾ wave lengths. A third benefit of increasing the operating frequency of inverse scattering to 5 MHz is the improved out of topographic plane spatial resolution. This improves the ability to detect small lesions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Steven A. Johnson, David T. Borup, James Wiskin, Michael J. Berggren
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Patent number: 6636584Abstract: A method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. This increase in speed can be used to accomplish a number of important objectives. Firstly, the speed can be used to collect data to form true 3-D images or 3-D assembled from 2-D slices. Speed allows larger images to be made. Secondly, the frequency of operation can be increased to 5 MHz to match the operating frequency of reflection tomography. This allow the improved imaging of speed of sound which in turn is used to correct errors in focusing delays in reflection tomography imaging. This allows reflection tomography to reach or closely approach its theoretical spatial resolution of ½ to ¾ wave lengths. A third benefit of increasing the operating frequency of inverse scattering to 5 MHz is the improved out of topographic plane spatial resolution. This improves the ability to detect small lesions.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: TechniScan, Inc.Inventors: Steven A. Johnson, David T. Borup, James Wiskin, Michael J. Berggren
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Patent number: 6587540Abstract: This invention describes a method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. Firstly, to form true 3-D images or 3-D assembled from 2-D slices. Secondly, the frequency of operation can be increased to 5 MHz to match the operating frequency of reflection tomography. This allow the improved imaging of speed of sound which in turn is used to correct errors in focusing delays in reflection tomography imaging. This allows reflection tomography to reach or closely approach its theoretical spatial resolution of ½ to ¾ wave lengths. A third benefit of increasing the operating frequency of inverse scattering to 5 MHz is the improved out of topographic plane spatial resolution. This improves the ability to detect small lesions. It also allow the use of small transducers and narrower beams so that slices can be made closer to the chest wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Techniscan, Inc.Inventors: Steven A. Johnson, David T. Borup, James Wiskin, Michael J. Berggren
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Publication number: 20020131551Abstract: This invention describes a method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. This increase in speed can be used to accomplish a number of important objectives. Firstly, the speed can be used to collect data to form true 3-D images or 3-D assembled from 2-D slices. Speed allows larger images to be made. Secondly, the frequency of operation can be increased to 5 MHz to match the operating frequency of reflection tomography. This allow the improved imaging of speed of sound which in turn is used to correct errors in focusing delays in reflection tomography imaging. This allows reflection tomography to reach or closely approach its theoretical spatial resolution of ½ to ¾ wave lengths. A third benefit of increasing the operating frequency of inverse scattering to 5 MHz is the improved out of topographic plane spatial resolution. This improves the ability to detect small lesions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2001Publication date: September 19, 2002Inventors: Steven A. Johnson, David T. Borup, James Wiskin, Michael J. Berggren