Patents by Inventor Patrick René Pesque

Patrick René Pesque 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).

  • Three dimensional ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with high density hexagonal acquisition
    Patent number: 6471650
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus are described for imaging the coronary arteries of the heart. The vascular system is infused with an ultrasonic contrast agent. A volumetric region of the heart wall including a coronary artery is three dimensionally scanned. A projection image of the volumetric region is produced from the scanning, providing a two dimensional contrast image of the coronary artery with the appearance of an angiogram. Preferably the coronary artery signals are segmented from contrast signals emanating from the myocardium and the heart blood pool so that the coronary arteries are clearly highlighted and distinct in the ultrasonic angiogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Jeffry E. Powers, Michalakis Averkiou, Matthew Bruce, Danny M. Skyba, Robert R. Entrekin, John D. Fraser, Clifford R. Cooley, Brent Stephen Robinson, David N. Roundhill, Gary Allen Schwartz, Patrick René Pesque
  • Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging of the coronary arteries
    Patent number: 6468216
    Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus are described for imaging the coronary arteries of the heart. The vascular system is infused with an ultrasonic contrast agent. A volumetric region of the heart wall including a coronary artery is three dimensionally scanned. A projection image of the volumetric region is produced from the scanning, providing a two dimensional contrast image of the coronary artery with the appearance of an angiogram. Preferably the coronary artery signals are segmented from contrast signals emanating from the myocardium and the heart blood pool so that the coronary arteries are clearly highlighted and distinct in the ultrasonic angiogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Kininklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Jeffry E. Powers, Michalakis Averkiou, Matthew Bruce, Danny M. Skyba, Robert R. Entrekin, John D. Fraser, Clifford R. Cooley, Brent Stephen Robinson, David N. Roundhill, Gary Allen Schwartz, Patrick René Pesque