Patents by Inventor Scott Easterbrook

Scott Easterbrook 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 transducer and ultrasound imaging system with a variable thickness dematching layer
    Patent number: 9808830
    Abstract: An ultrasound transducer and an ultrasound imaging system including an acoustic layer with a plurality of transducer elements and a dematching layer coupled to the acoustic layer. The dematching layer has an acoustic impedance greater than the acoustic layer and the dematching layer has a thickness that varies in order to alter a bandwidth of the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Alan Tai, Frederic Lanteri, Scott Easterbrook, Jian Zhong Zhao
  • Ultrasound transducer and ultrasound imaging system with a variable thickness dematching layer
    Patent number: 9452447
    Abstract: An ultrasound transducer and an ultrasound imaging system including an acoustic layer with a plurality of transducer elements and a dematching layer coupled to the acoustic layer. The dematching layer has an acoustic impedance greater than the acoustic layer and the dematching layer has a thickness that varies in order to alter a bandwidth of the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jianzhong Zhao, Alan Tai, Frederic Lanteri, Flavien Daloz, Scott Easterbrook
  • ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A VARIABLE THICKNESS DEMATCHING LAYER
    Publication number: 20150183000
    Abstract: An ultrasound transducer and an ultrasound imaging system including an acoustic layer with a plurality of transducer elements and a dematching layer coupled to the acoustic layer. The dematching layer has an acoustic impedance greater than the acoustic layer and the dematching layer has a thickness that varies in order to alter a bandwidth of the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Alan Tai, Frederic Lanteri, Scott Easterbrook, Jian Zhong Zhao
  • ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A VARIABLE THICKNESS DEMATCHING LAYER
    Publication number: 20150182999
    Abstract: An ultrasound transducer and an ultrasound imaging system including an acoustic layer with a plurality of transducer elements and a dematching layer coupled to the acoustic layer. The dematching layer has an acoustic impedance greater than the acoustic layer and the dematching layer has a thickness that varies in order to alter a bandwidth of the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jianzhong Zhao, Alan Tai, Frederic Lanteri, Flavien Daloz, Scott Easterbrook
  • Intraoperative ultrasound probe with an integrated acoustic standoff
    Patent number: 6599249
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe is provided for imaging and diagnosing areas of interest that are in immediate contact with the probe. The probe provides an integrated standoff comprised of a rubber material having optimal acoustic characteristics. The lens is directly applied to the transducer and the standoff is applied to the lens such that the focal zone is placed at the area immediately below the patient contact surface of the probe. The lens material also encapsulates the transducer and provides reliable protection against electrical shock. The standoff is also separated from the surface being examined by a cap comprised of a biocompatible elastomer having high chemical and abrasive resistance that enables the probe to be easily sterilized and disinfected and provides further protection against electrical shock. The use of a standoff with optimal acoustic properties in, combination with the arrangement of the lens, standoff and cap provides a probe with a focal zone placed at the area immediately below the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Timothy Nordgren, James Jago, Gregory J. Friend, Douglas Maxwell, Scott Easterbrook, Deborah Imling