Patents by Inventor Stephane Audiere

Stephane Audiere 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).

  • Publication number: 20190231318
    Abstract: A probe (1) for transient elastography comprising a probe casing (PC), at least one ultrasound transducer (US) having a symmetry axis (A), at least a vibrator (VIB), said vibrator (VIB) being located inside the probe casing (PC), a position sensor (POS) coupled to the probe casing (PC), the position sensor (POS) being arranged to measure the displacement of the probe (1), wherein the vibrator (VIB) is arranged to induce a movement of the probe casing (PC) along a predefined axis, the predefined axis being the symmetry axis (A) of the ultrasound transducer (US), the ultrasound transducer is bound to the probe casing (PC) with no motion of the ultrasound transducer (US) with respect to the probe casing (PC), and the probe comprises comprises a feedback circuit comprising the position sensor and a control loop and configured to use the displacement of the probe as a feedback signal and to control the movement of the vibrator inside the probe casing and the shape of a low frequency pulse applied by the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Stephane Audiere, Laurent Sandrin