Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Petersen

Timothy E. Petersen 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).

  • Medical diagnostic ultrasonic transducer probe and imaging system for use with a position and orientation sensor
    Patent number: 6338716
    Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein provide a medical diagnostic ultrasonic transducer probe and imaging system for use with a position and orientation sensor. In one preferred embodiment, an ultrasonic transducer probe comprises a position and orientation sensor and a memory device comprising calibration data for the position and orientation sensor. The memory device is adapted to provide the calibration data to a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system coupled with the ultrasonic transducer probe. In another preferred embodiment, a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system comprises a memory device comprising a plurality of position and orientation sensor calibration data. Each of the plurality of position and orientation sensor calibration data is associated with a respective ultrasonic transducer probe family. In operation, identification of a probe family of an ultrasonic transducer probe is provided to the ultrasound system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Hossack, Douglas J. Gallinat, Timothy E. Petersen, Joseph J. Molinari, Sean C. Little