Patents by Inventor Stig B. Kjode

Stig B. Kjode 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).

  • Mechanism and system for 3-dimensional scanning of an ultrasound beam
    Patent number: 6780153
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe capable of scanning an ultrasound beam in a region of 3D space, characterized by that an ultrasound transducer array is mounted to a 1st shaft that can rotate in bearings mounted in a fork that can be moved. The fork can be rotated around a 2nd shaft in a bearing, or moved through a sliding system, or a combination of the two. The shaft and the fork are connected to two separate electric motors for electric steering of the array direction within a region of 3D space. Position measurement systems are mounted to the shaft and the fork so that the beam direction can be steered with a feed-back control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Inventors: Bjørn A. J. Angelsen, Tonni F. Johansen, Stig B. Kjøde
  • Mechanism and system for 3-Dimensional scanning of an ultrasound beam
    Publication number: 20030018269
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe capable of scanning an ultrasound beam in a region of 3D space, characterized by that an ultrasound transducer array is mounted to a 1st shaft that can rotate in bearings mounted in a fork that can be moved. The fork can be rotated around a 2nd shaft in a bearing, or moved through a sliding system, or a combination of the two. The shaft and the fork are connected to two separate electric motors for electric steering of the array direction within a region of 3D space. Position measurement systems are mounted to the shaft and the fork so that the beam direction can be steered with a feed-back control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Eagle Ultrasound AS
    Inventors: Bjorn A.J. Angelsen, Tonni F. Johansen, Stig B. Kjode