Patents by Inventor Paul Allan Dalgarno

Paul Allan Dalgarno 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).

  • Method of, and apparatus for, determination of position in ultrasound imaging
    Patent number: 11737733
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a target using a metric comprises receiving a plurality of ultrasound signals representative of ultrasound energy received from the target and, for each of a plurality of different foci, adjusting the ultrasound signals in dependence on the focus and determining a value of the metric using the adjusted ultrasound signals. The method further comprises using the determined values for the metric for the different foci to determine a position of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Vassilis Sboros, Paul Allan Dalgarno, Konstantinos Diamantis, Alan Greenaway
  • A METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, DETERMINATION OF POSITION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20180368810
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a target using a metric comprises receiving a plurality of ultrasound signals representative of ultrasound energy received from the target and, for each of a plurality of different foci, adjusting the ultrasound signals in dependence on the focus and determining a value of the metric using the adjusted ultrasound signals. The method further comprises using the determined values for the metric for the different foci to determine a position of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Heriot-Watt University
    Inventors: Vassilis Sboros, Paul Allan Dalgarno, Konstantinos Diamantis, Alan Greenaway