Patents by Inventor Michael P. Litchfield

Michael P. Litchfield 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).

  • Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics
    Patent number: 6969352
    Abstract: A hand-held ultrasound system includes integrated electronics within an ergonomic housing. The electronics includes control circuitry, beamforming and circuitry transducer drive circuitry. The electronics communicate with a host computer using an industry standard high speed serial bus. The ultrasonic imaging system is operable on a standard, commercially available, user computing device without specific hardware modifications, and is adapted to interface with an external application without modification to the ultrasonic imaging system to allow a user to gather ultrasonic data on a standard user computing device such as a PC, and employ the data so gathered via an independent external application without requiring a custom system, expensive hardware modifications, or system rebuilds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Teratech Corporation
    Inventors: Alice M. Chiang, Michael P. Litchfield, Michael Brodsky, Eric R. Kischell
  • Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics
    Patent number: 6783493
    Abstract: A hand-held ultrasound system includes integrated electronics within an ergonomic housing. The electronics includes control circuitry, beamforming and circuitry transducer drive circuitry. The electronics communicate with a host computer using an industry standard high speed serial bus. The ultrasonic imaging system is operable on a standard, commercially available, user computing device without specific hardware modifications, and is adapted to interface with an external application without modification to the ultrasonic imaging system to allow a user to gather ultrasonic data on a standard user computing device such as a PC, and employ the data so gathered via an independent external application without requiring a custom system, expensive hardware modifications, or system rebuilds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: TeraTech Corporation
    Inventors: Alice M. Chiang, Michael P. Litchfield, Michael Brodsky, Eric R. Kischell
  • Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics
    Publication number: 20030073894
    Abstract: A hand-held ultrasound system includes integrated electronics within an ergonomic housing. The electronics includes control circuitry, beamforming and circuitry transducer drive circuitry. The electronics communicate with a host computer using an industry standard high speed serial bus. The ultrasonic imaging system is operable on a standard, commercially available, user computing device without specific hardware modifications, and is adapted to interface with an external application without modification to the ultrasonic imaging system to allow a user to gather ultrasonic data on a standard user computing device such as a PC, and employ the data so gathered via an independent external application without requiring a custom system, expensive hardware modifications, or system rebuilds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Tera Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Alice M. Chiang, Michael P. Litchfield, Michael Brodsky, Eric R. Kischell
  • Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics
    Publication number: 20020120193
    Abstract: A hand-held ultrasound system includes integrated electronics within an ergonomic housing. The electronics includes control circuitry, beamforming and circuitry transducer drive circuitry. The electronics communicate with a host computer using an industry standard high speed serial bus. The ultrasonic imaging system is operable on a standard, commercially available, user computing device without specific hardware modifications, and is adapted to interface with an external application without modification to the ultrasonic imaging system to allow a user to gather ultrasonic data on a standard user computing device such as a PC, and employ the data so gathered via an independent external application without requiring a custom system, expensive hardware modifications, or system rebuilds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: TeraTech Corporation
    Inventors: Alice M. Chiang, Michael P. Litchfield, Michael Brodsky, Eric R. Kischell