Patents by Inventor Thomas FRAPPART

Thomas FRAPPART 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: 20250035592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) and a method for processing an electrical signal (SG1) for an ultrasonic transmitting device (20). The method comprises: generating an electrical signal (SG1) defining ultrasonic waves (W), the periodicity of the electrical signal (SG1) being modified by modulation (ML1) of the phase of the signal (PH1); and supplying the electrical signal (SG1) to the ultrasonic transmitting device (20) to cause the ultrasonic waves (W) to be emitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Laurent MARSAC, Cyril DOLGOFF, Bo ZHANG, Thomas FRAPPART
  • Patent number: 12153131
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, including generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, and determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay ?t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignees: SUPERSONIC IMAGINE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
    Inventors: William Lambert, Alexandre Aubry, Mathias Fink, Thomas Frappart
  • Publication number: 20240219543
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to a beamforming method that includes reconstructing a synthetic transmit beam based on adjacent focalized beams transmitted into a medium, wherein the adjacent focalized beams have different focal depths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas FRAPPART, William LAMBERT
  • Publication number: 20240053458
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of optimizing a process for constructing ultrasound image data of a medium, wherein the method comprises: providing (a) ultrasound spatio-temporal signal data of the medium, determining (c) a specular property of the medium as a function of the signal data, optimizing (d) the process based on the specular property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas FRAPPART, Louise REGNIER
  • Publication number: 20240036004
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, comprising a step of generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, a step of generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, a step of determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay ?t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: William LAMBERT, Alexandre AUBRY, Mathias FINK, Thomas FRAPPART
  • Patent number: 11776526
    Abstract: Method and system for ultrasonic characterization of a medium Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, comprising generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, at) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (Win) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay 6t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: SUPERSONIC IMAGINE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
    Inventors: William Lambert, Thomas Frappart, Alexandre Aubry, Mathias Fink
  • Patent number: 11768181
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, comprising generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, and determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay ?t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: SUPERSONIC IMAGINE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
    Inventors: William Lambert, Alexandre Aubry, Mathias Fink, Thomas Frappart
  • Patent number: 11761928
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, comprising generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, and determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay ?t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Supersonic Imagine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique—CNRS, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
    Inventors: William Lambert, Alexandre Aubry, Thomas Frappart, Flavien Bureau, Mathias Fink
  • Publication number: 20220084496
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, comprising generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay ?t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: William LAMBERT, Thomas FRAPPART, Alexandre AUBRY, Mathias FINK
  • Publication number: 20220082529
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, comprising generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, and determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay ?t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: William LAMBERT, Alexandre AUBRY, Mathias FINK, Thomas FRAPPART
  • Publication number: 20220082693
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, including generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, and determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay Ot relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: William LAMBERT, Alexandre AUBRY, Mathias FINK, Thomas FRAPPART
  • Publication number: 20220082527
    Abstract: Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, comprising generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, and determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, ?t) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay ?t relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: William LAMBERT, Alexandre AUBRY, Thomas FRAPPART, Flavien BUREAU, Mathias FINK