Patents by Inventor Willie Long

Willie Long 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).

  • Patent number: 10969487
    Abstract: Methods of triggering an imaging acquisition of a target region in an ultrasound transducer include: acquiring a first type of ultrasound data with the ultrasound transducer using a first type of ultrasound acquisition; analyzing the first type of ultrasound data to identify an acquisition time and/or position having characteristics that increase an estimated amount of image quality metrics in the target region for a second type of ultrasound acquisition; and generating a signal to initiate acquiring a second type of ultrasound data by the ultrasound transducer at the identified acquisition time and/or position using a second type of ultrasound acquisition in response to the identified acquisition time and/or position identified from the first type of ultrasound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Gregg Trahey, Willie Long, Peter Hollender, David Bradway, Vaibhav Kakkad, Nicholas Bottenus
  • Publication number: 20200064469
    Abstract: Methods of triggering an imaging acquisition of a target region in an ultrasound transducer include: acquiring a first type of ultrasound data with the ultrasound transducer using a first type of ultrasound acquisition; analyzing the first type of ultrasound data to identify an acquisition time and/or position having characteristics that increase an estimated amount of image quality metrics in the target region for a second type of ultrasound acquisition; and generating a signal to initiate acquiring a second type of ultrasound data by the ultrasound transducer at the identified acquisition time and/or position using a second type of ultrasound acquisition in response to the identified acquisition time and/or position identified from the first type of ultrasound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Gregg Trahey, Willie Long, Peter Hollender, David Bradway, Vaibhav Kakkad, Nicholas Bottenus