Patents by Inventor Nick Andrew Van Stalen

Nick Andrew Van Stalen 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).

  • System and method for time-domain multiplexed communication in ultrasound applications
    Patent number: 6967975
    Abstract: A time-domain communication system in an ultrasonic imaging system includes an ultrasonic probe having an ultrasonic array with ultrasonic array outputs and a time-domain multiplexer with an input connected to each of the ultrasonic array outputs and also having a multiplexer output. The time-domain multiplexer continually cycles through each of the ultrasonic array outputs at a predetermined frequency connecting each of the ultrasonic array outputs to the multiplexer output for a predetermined amount of time. An ultrasonic data processing unit is provided and includes a de-multiplexer connected to the multiplexer output. The de-multiplexer has de-multiplexer outputs and continually cycles through each of the de-multiplexer outputs at the predetermined frequency connecting each of the de-multiplexer outputs to the multiplexer output for the predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nick Andrew Van Stalen, Vikram Bidare Krishnamurthy, John Anderson Fergus Ross