Inventor

KEITH G. FIFE

Inventor

US

Overview

2021–2026

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 71 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Nprimary

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties13%

B06BMethods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, e.g. for performing mechanical work in general12%

A61BDiagnosis9%

G01SRadio direction-finding9%

C12QMeasuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms7%

B81CProcesses or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of microstructural devices or systems6%

H01LSemiconductor devices6%

B81BMicrostructural devices or systems, e.g. micromechanical devices6%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television4%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation4%

PatentTitleYear

12,569,880CMOS ultrasonic transducers and related apparatus and methods2026 12,510,477Optical system and assay chip for probing, detecting and analyzing molecules2025 12,477,845Optical and electrical secondary path rejection2025 12,263,506Anti-stiction bottom cavity surface for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices2025 12,259,323Photonic structures and integrated device for detecting and analyzing molecules2025 12,259,324Photonic structures and integrated device for detecting and analyzing molecules2025 12,231,097Trans-impedance amplifier for ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods2025 12,203,854Integrated device for temporal binning of received photons2025 12,196,704High data rate integrated circuit with transmitter configuration2025 12,178,648Methods and apparatuses for packaging an ultrasound-on-a-chip2024 12,123,772Integrated photodetector with charge storage bin of varied detection time2024 12,111,261Integrated photodetector with direct binning pixel2024 12,076,189Ultrasonic imaging devices, systems and methods2024 12,070,773Adaptive cavity thickness control for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices2024 12,053,323Pressure port for ultrasonic transducer on CMOS sensor2024 11,986,349Ultrasound devices2024 11,959,853Integrated device with external light source for probing, detecting and analyzing molecules2024 11,932,906System and methods for electrokinetic loading of sub-micron-scale reaction chambers2024 11,921,240Symmetric receiver switch for ultrasound devices2024 11,883,845Anti-stiction bottom cavity surface for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices2024 11,879,841Optical system and assay chip for probing, detecting and analyzing molecules2024 11,857,368Universal ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods2024 11,863,133Trans-impedance amplifier for ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods2024 11,848,531Compact mode-locked laser module2023 11,833,542CMOS ultrasonic transducers and related apparatus and methods2023 11,828,729Microfabricated ultrasonic transducers and related apparatus and methods2023 11,808,899Ultrasound receiver circuitry and related apparatus and methods2023 11,804,499Optical and electrical secondary path rejection2023 11,774,401Chemical sensor array having multiple sensors per well2023 11,768,282Multilevel bipolar pulser2023 11,719,636Integrated device for temporal binning of received photons2023 11,719,635Integrated photodetector with direct binning pixel2023 11,712,221Universal ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods2023 11,684,949CMOS ultrasonic transducers and related apparatus and methods2023 11,676,874Methods and apparatuses for packaging an ultrasound-on-a-chip2023 11,672,179Electrical contact arrangement for microfabricated ultrasonic transducer2023 11,662,447Trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for ultrasound devices2023 11,655,141Fabrication techniques and structures for gettering materials in ultrasonic transducer cavities2023 11,647,985Interconnectable ultrasound transducer probes and related methods and apparatus2023 11,638,931Getter technology for micromachined ultrasonic transducer cavities2023 11,590,532Ultrasound transducer devices and methods for fabricating ultrasound transducer devices2023 11,583,894Adaptive cavity thickness control for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices2023 11,571,711Anti-stiction bottom cavity surface for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices2023 11,559,827Microfabricated ultrasonic transducer having individual cells with electrically isolated electrode sections2023 11,558,062Methods and apparatuses for turning on and off an ADC driver in an ultrasound device2023 11,540,805Universal ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods2023 11,536,688High data rate integrated circuit with transmitter configuration2022 11,499,938Chemical sensor array having multiple sensors per well2022 11,466,316Pulsed laser and bioanalytic system2022 11,446,001Universal ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods2022 11,439,364Ultrasonic imaging devices, systems and methods2022 11,426,143Vertical packaging for ultrasound-on-a-chip and related methods2022 11,422,092Photonic structures and integrated device for detecting and analyzing molecules2022 11,391,626Integrated photodetector with charge storage bin of varied detection time2022 11,389,137Methods and apparatuses for packaging an ultrasound-on-a-chip2022 11,388,524Differential ultrasonic transducer element for ultrasound devices2022 11,375,980Ultrasound apparatuses and methods for fabricating ultrasound devices2022 11,354,926Ultrasound fingerprint detection and related apparatus and methods2022 11,350,911Analog-to-digital drive circuitry having built-in time gain compensation functionality for ultrasound applications2022 11,344,200Sensor and device for lifetime imaging and detection applications2022 11,322,906Compact mode-locked laser module2022 11,311,274Universal ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods2022 11,307,166Column ADC2022 11,294,044Multilevel bipolar pulser2022 11,275,161Ultrasound receiver circuitry and related apparatus and methods2022 11,237,326Optical rejection photonic structures using two spatial filters2022 11,226,290Photonic structures and integrated device for detecting and analyzing molecules2022 11,209,363Integrated device for temporal binning of received photons2021 11,181,477Integrated device with external light source for probing detecting and analyzing molecules2021 11,175,227Optical system and assay chip for probing, detecting and analyzing molecules2021 11,175,364Low field magnetic resonance imaging methods and apparatus2021

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2021–2025Patents assigned to QUANTUM SI INC (23)· patent assignee history

2021Patents assigned to HYPERFINE INC (1)· patent assignee history

2021–2026Based in US· patent location history

2022–2026Patents assigned to BFLY OPERATIONS INC (41)· patent assignee history

2022–2025Patents assigned to LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP (5)· patent assignee history

2022Patents assigned to TESSERACT HEALTH INC (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BFLY OPERATIONS INC	41	2022–2026
QUANTUM SI INC	23	2021–2025
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	5	2022–2025
HYPERFINE INC	1	2021
TESSERACT HEALTH INC	1	2022

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
US	71	2021–2026