Patents by Inventor Richard Marion Kulakowski, JR.

Richard Marion Kulakowski, JR. 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).

  • Systems and methods for steering multiple ultrasound beams
    Patent number: 9955950
    Abstract: An ultrasound system may include a curved probe having a first set of elements that define a first aperture, and a second set of elements that define a second aperture. The probe may be configured to simultaneously transmit first and second ultrasound signals from the first and second apertures, respectively. The first ultrasound signal is configured to be transmitted in a first direction that is parallel with a first beam axis of the first ultrasound signal. The second ultrasound signal is configured to be transmitted in a second direction that is parallel with a second beam axis of the second ultrasound signal. At least one processor is configured to independently steer each of the first and second ultrasound signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Marion Kulakowski, Jr., Michael Charles Macdonald, Justin Daniel Lanning, Michael Wang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STEERING MULTIPLE ULTRASOUND BEAMS
    Publication number: 20160030005
    Abstract: An ultrasound system may include a curved probe having a first set of elements that define a first aperture, and a second set of elements that define a second aperture. The probe may be configured to simultaneously transmit first and second ultrasound signals from the first and second apertures, respectively. The first ultrasound signal is configured to be transmitted in a first direction that is parallel with a first beam axis of the first ultrasound signal. The second ultrasound signal is configured to be transmitted in a second direction that is parallel with a second beam axis of the second ultrasound signal. At least one processor is configured to independently steer each of the first and second ultrasound signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Marion Kulakowski, JR., Michael Charles Macdonald, Justin Daniel Lanning, Michael Wang