Inventor

Jay S. Plugge

Inventor

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Overview

18→

Patents

1978–2003

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 18 as inventor

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

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis22%

G01SRadio direction-finding16%

B06BMethods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, e.g. for performing mechanical work in general13%

G10KSound-producing devices13%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body9%

H03HImpedance networks, e.g. resonant circuits6%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%

A63HToys, e.g. tops, dolls, hoops or building blocks3%

F28DHeat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact3%

G10HElectrophonic musical instruments3%

PatentTitleYear

6,645,147'Diagnostic medical ultrasound image and system for contrast agent imaging'2003 6,356,185'Classic automobile sound processor'2002 6,228,032'Steering mechanism and steering line for a catheter-mounted ultrasonic transducer'2001 6,224,556'Diagnostic medical ultrasound system and method for using a sparse array'2001 5,976,090'Broadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereof'1999 5,954,654'Steering mechanism and steering line for a catheter-mounted ultrasonic transducer'1999 5,938,616'Steering mechanism and steering line for a catheter-mounted ultrasonic transducer'1999 5,916,169'Phased array transducer design and method for manufacture thereof'1999 5,788,635'Adaptive persistence processing'1998 5,743,855'Broadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereof'1998 5,651,365'Phased array transducer design and method for manufacture thereof'1997 5,595,179'Adaptive persistence processing'1997 5,582,177'Broadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereof'1996 5,560,362'Active thermal control of ultrasound transducers'1996 5,415,175'Broadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereof'1995 4,567,898'Method and means for imaging obstructed blood vessels'1986 4,163,599'Detachable high voltage connection'1979 4,096,530'Method and apparatus for obscuring the raster lines in a photograph of a video monitor screen'1978

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1978–1986Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (3)· patent assignee history

1978Based in Brookfield, WI, US· patent location history

1979Based in Waukesha, WI, US· patent location history

1986Based in Beverly Hills, CA, US· patent location history

1995–2003Patents assigned to ACUSON (14)· patent assignee history

1995–1999Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history

1997–2003Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ACUSON	14	1995–2003
GEN ELECTRIC	3	1978–1986

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Sunnyvale, California, US	10	1997–2003
Mountain View, California, US	5	1995–1999
Beverly Hills, California, US	1	1986
Waukesha, WI, US	1	1979
Brookfield, WI, US	1	1978