Patents by Inventor Stephen Roy Barnes

Stephen Roy Barnes 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).

  • Push-pull capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer array
    Patent number: 7903830
    Abstract: A push-pull capacitive micromechanical ultrasound transducer (CMUT) is provided for ultrasound imaging or therapy. Gaps and electrodes on both sides of an electrostatic membrane provide push-pull operation. The membrane is oriented to flex in a direction of acoustic propagation. A surface connected to the membrane may better expose the movement to the acoustic medium even in the push-pull arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Thomas Hansen, Paul Anthony Wagner, Stephen Roy Barnes
  • Push-pull capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer array
    Publication number: 20080049954
    Abstract: A push-pull capacitive micromechanical ultrasound transducer (CMUT) is provided for ultrasound imaging or therapy. Gaps and electrodes on both sides of an electrostatic membrane provide push-pull operation. The membrane is oriented to flex in a direction of acoustic propagation. A surface connected to the membrane may better expose the movement to the acoustic medium even in the push-pull arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Sean Thomas Hansen, Paul Anthony Wagner, Stephen Roy Barnes