Patents by Inventor Rex A. Timbs

Rex A. Timbs 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 image information archiving system
    Patent number: 6253214
    Abstract: An ultrasound image information archiving system is provided for storing a reference copy of ultrasound image information. The system comprises a primary storage device, a secondary storage device, and control means for retrieving ultrasound image information, creating a reference copy of the ultrasound image information, and storing the reference copy in the secondary storage device. The system can be used in a method for storing a reference copy of ultrasound image information in which ultrasound image information is retrieved from a primary storage device and a reference copy of ultrasound image information is created and then stored in a secondary storage device. The system can also be used with a more general ultrasound image information archiving method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: Fred M. Hall, Gerard A. Hranek, Lloyd B. Kreuzer, Lawrence T. McNary, Mary Jeanne Rabold, David A. Rock, Rex A. Timbs