G01S 7/52039
Exploiting the non-linear response of a contrast enhancer
Official title: {exploiting the non-linear response of a contrast enhancer, e.g. a contrast agent (diagnostic techniques involving the use of contrast agents A61B8/481)}
G01S7/52039 (Exploiting the non-linear response of a contrast enhancer) appears on 148 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
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- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 84
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- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2019 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 |
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| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- System and method for ultrasound imaging4 Dec 2025US 2025/0370129 A1Corporation De L'ecole Polytechnique De Montreal
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- Nonlinear ultrasound imaging of acoustic biomolecules using coded excitations12 Jun 2025US 2025/0189643 A1California Institute of Technology
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with contrast agents143US 5,833,613 AAdvanced Technology Laboratories, Inc. · 1998
- Means for increasing sensitivity in non-linear ultrasound imaging systems141US 5,577,505 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1996
- Transmit beamformer with frequency dependent focus128US 5,608,690 AAcuson Corporation · 1997
- Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging with harmonic contrast agents126US 5,706,819 AAdvanced Technology Laboratories, Inc. · 1998
- Ultrasonic spectral contrast imaging111US 5,526,816 ABracco Research S.A. · 1996