Patents by Inventor Sastry V. S. Chilukuri

Sastry V. S. Chilukuri 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).

  • System and method for providing communication between ultrasound scanners
    Patent number: 7955264
    Abstract: System and method for ganged ultrasound scanners is described. The described system includes a plurality of ultrasound scanners configured as a network and at least one connector for connecting a single ultrasound probe to the plurality of ultrasound scanners. The connector is configured to provide communication between the plurality of ultrasound scanners and the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Prakash Parayil Mathew, Sastry V. S. Chilukuri
  • Method and apparatus for B-mode image banding suppression
    Patent number: 6893399
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a system and method for banding suppression in a B-mode ultrasound image. Banding occurs in a diagnostic image when two or more focal regions having different waveforms and/or frequencies, for example, are combined. The resulting difference in intensity between the focal regions produces banding in the final image. For purposes of illustration only, the method below will be described with two focal zones. Certain embodiments of the present invention reduce banding in a diagnostic image including a plurality of focal zones by processing the first focal zone, determining intensity around the border or “stitch line” between the two focal regions, and adjusting the second focal region based on the difference in intensity. Preferably, processing is done in real time as image frames are updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Satchi Panda, Fang F. Dong, Richard Y. Chiao, Sastry V. S. Chilukuri
  • Method and apparatus for B-mode image banding suppression
    Publication number: 20040087856
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a system and method for banding suppression in a B-mode ultrasound image. Banding occurs in a diagnostic image when two or more focal regions having different waveforms and/or frequencies, for example, are combined. The resulting difference in intensity between the focal regions produces banding in the final image. For purposes of illustration only, the method below will be described with two focal zones. Certain embodiments of the present invention reduce banding in a diagnostic image including a plurality of focal zones by processing the first focal zone, determining intensity around the border or “stitch line” between the two focal regions, and adjusting the second focal region based on the difference in intensity. Preferably, processing is done in real time as image frames are updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Satchi Panda, Fang F. Dong, Richard Y. Chiao, Sastry V. S. Chilukuri