Patents by Inventor Philip V. Jones

Philip V. Jones 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).

  • Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with digital video image marking
    Patent number: 6231508
    Abstract: A digital video recorder is provided which provides digital storage of realtime ultrasonic image sequences, replacing the conventional VCR with a recorder which does not degrade digital ultrasound images by analog conversion and recording. The digital video recorder includes a user control which enables a user to mark real time images as they are acquired or as they are being reviewed from storage. The user can skip directly from one marked image to another, or from one marked cardiac cycle to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: ATL Ultrasound
    Inventors: Edward A. Miller, Philip V. Jones, Jeffrey W. Burton
  • Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with a digital video recorder with visual controls
    Patent number: 6213944
    Abstract: A digital video recorder is provided which provides digital storage of realtime ultrasonic image sequences, replacing the conventional VCR with a recorder which does not degrade digital ultrasound images by analog conversion and recording. The digital video recorder is operated by softkey controls in a displayed toolbar which are familiar to a VCR user. The virtual controls of the toolbar are selected by a video pointing device to stop, start, control replay speed, and skip to various points in a realtime ultrasonic image sequence which was stored by the digital video recorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: ATL Ultrasound, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Miller, Philip V. Jones, Jeffrey W. Burton