Inventor
Lewis J. Thomas
Inventor
Palo Alto, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 40 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G01Sprimary
G01SRadio direction-finding34%
A61BDiagnosis26%
B06BMethods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, e.g. for performing mechanical work in general8%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties5%
G10KSound-producing devices5%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics4%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body3%
G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them3%
G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data3%
H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for3%
PatentTitleYear
10,561,401Systems and methods for selection and displaying of images using an intravascular ultrasound imaging system202010,506,965Bladder health monitoring system and related methods and devices20199,465,101'Aberration correction with broad transmit beams in medical ultrasound'20169,427,210'Imaging devices with an array of transducers and methods of manufacture and use'20168,197,413'Transducers, devices and systems containing the transducers, and methods of manufacture'20127,946,988'Medical diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent destruction with reduced biological effect'20117,921,717'Ultrasonic imaging system'20117,567,016'Multi-dimensional ultrasound transducer array'20097,366,992'Method and system for displaying and/or manipulating medical image data'20087,311,667'Multiple pattern transducer array and method of use'20077,221,972'Ultrasound system with protocol-driven user interface'20077,092,749'System and method for adapting the behavior of a diagnostic medical ultrasound system based on anatomic features present in ultrasound images'20066,551,246'Method and apparatus for forming medical ultrasound images'20036,517,489'Method and apparatus for forming medical ultrasound images'20036,494,841'Medical diagnostic ultrasound system using contrast pulse sequence imaging'20026,491,633'Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method for contrast agent image beamformation'20026,413,218'Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and method for determining an acoustic output parameter of a transmitted ultrasonic beam'20026,309,356'Method and apparatus for forming medical ultrasound images'20016,155,980'Ultrasonic imaging system with beamforming using unipolar or bipolar coded excitation'20006,146,328'Method and apparatus for ultrasonic beamforming using golay-coded excitation'20006,113,545'Ultrasonic beamforming with improved signal-to-noise ratio using orthogonal complementary sets'20006,071,240'Method and apparatus for coherence imaging'20006,048,315'Method and apparatus for ultrasonic synthetic transmit aperture imaging using orthogonal complementary codes'20005,984,869'Method and apparatus for ultrasonic beamforming using golay-coded excitation'19995,851,187'Method and apparatus for ultrasonic beamforming with spatially encoded transmits'19985,457,863'Method of making a two dimensional ultrasonic transducer array'19955,445,156'Method for adaptively filtering doppler signals using a complex time domain filter'19955,349,524'Color flow imaging system utilizing a time domain adaptive wall filter'19945,349,525'Color flow imaging system utilizing a frequency domain wall filter'19945,329,930'Phased array sector scanner with multiplexed acoustic transducer elements'19945,327,894'Wall filter using circular convolution for a color flow imaging system'19945,226,847'Apparatus and method for acquiring imaging signals with reduced number of interconnect wires'19935,186,177'Method and apparatus for applying synthetic aperture focusing techniques to a catheter based system for high frequency ultrasound imaging of small vessels'19934,979,199'Microfocus X-ray tube with optical spot size sensing means'19904,921,415'Cure monitoring apparatus having high temperature ultrasonic transducers'19904,911,170'High frequency focused ultrasonic transducer for invasive tissue characterization'19904,873,984'Techniques for calculating ultrasonic integrated backscatter using frequency or time domain techniques'19894,870,279'High resolution X-ray detector'19894,825,117'Temperature compensated piezoelectric transducer assembly'19894,758,803'Marginal oscillator for acoustic monitoring of curing of plastics'1988Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1988–2000Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (21)· patent assignee history
1988–1995Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history
1999–2000Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history
2000–2020Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
2000Based in Tokoyo, JP· patent location history
2001–2003Patents assigned to ACUSON (6)· patent assignee history
2006–2011Patents assigned to SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS (7)· patent assignee history
2012–2020Patents assigned to BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC (3)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to CARIOGGIA JOE (1)· patent assignee history
2019Based in Iowa City, IA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ELECTRIC | 21 | 1988–2000 |
| SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS | 7 | 2006–2011 |
| ACUSON | 6 | 2001–2003 |
| BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC | 3 | 2012–2020 |
| CARIOGGIA JOE | 1 | 2012 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, California, US | 19 | 2000–2020 |
| Schenectady, New York, US | 15 | 1988–1995 |
| Tokoyo, JP | 2 | 2000 |
| Tokyo, JP | 2 | 1999–2000 |
| Iowa City, IA, US | 1 | 2019 |