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7623410 |
Hard real-time adaptive waveform synthesis and evolution
A method for hard real-time adaptive wave modulation, comprising: populating a case base with waveform pairs, each waveform pair comprising a primary waveform, and a secondary waveform, wherein the...
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7617053 |
Processing of seismic data using the S-transform
The present invention relates to a method and system for processing seismic data. Seismic data indicative of at least a time-dependent seismic trace are transformed into time-frequency domain using...
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7584056 |
Multiple suppression in angle domain time and depth migration
Seismic data may be imaged using or recognizing substantially only primary reflections. Imaging seismic data may include for example integrating a plurality of seismic data points that have...
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7504994 |
Radar device and similar device
There is configured a radar or similar device that outputs received data that is currently being received and scan correlated image data in parallel with each other. Scan correlated image data and...
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7491169 |
Ultrasonic apparatus and method to assess compartment syndrome
A process and apparatus for measuring pressure buildup in a body compartment that encases muscular tissue. The method includes assessing the body compartment configuration and identifying the...
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7477571 |
Method for detecting vibrations in a biological organism using real-time vibration imaging
The present invention provides a method for detecting vibration information by receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted from a biological organism at a light amplitude modulation...
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7450470 |
High resolution images from reflected wave energy
A process and apparatus for producing signals for controlling a display to produce an image in an imaging system employing a plurality of transducers. First and second beam signals are produced in...
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RE40456 |
Acoustic wave imaging apparatus and method
An acoustic imaging apparatus and method that achieves desired delays with coded signals. Linear, curved linear and sector scanning is provided in 1-D arrays and planar, curved planar and sector...
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7380453 |
Undersea data logging device with automated data transmission
An undersea logging device has a pressure sensor and at least one environmental parameter sensor. The data measured by the sensors is logged and is wirelessly transmitted when a preset value of...
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7259897 |
System, method and apparatus for direct imaging in ultrasonic holography
An acoustical holographic imaging method and apparatus for introducing a reference wave into a hologram surface such that the reference wave does not interfere with an object placed adjacent to or...
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7212466 |
Producing amplitude values for controlling pixel illumination on a sonar display
A method and apparatus for producing an amplitude value for use in controlling illumination of a pixel on a display, in response to a sampled sonar signal produced by an element of a sonar array. A...
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7113447 |
Laser pumped compact acoustic sensor system
An acoustic transducer system for acoustic signals in water has at least one hollow spherically-shaped shell for vibrating in response to acoustic signals impinging from the water. The hollow...
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6847584 |
Method and apparatus for acoustic imaging of objects in water
A method, system and underwater camera for acoustic imaging of objects in water or other liquids includes an acoustic source for generating an acoustic wavefront for reflecting from a target object...
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6829197 |
Acoustical imaging interferometer for detection of buried underwater objects
Techniques for underwater detection of fully or partially buried objects such as sea mines and underwater cables are disclosed. An acoustical camera produces three dimensional volumetric images of...
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6816160 |
Image data computing apparatus
An image data computing apparatus for computing three-dimensional image data on the basis of detection data obtained by employing a two-dimensional sensor array including a plurality of ultrasonic...
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6815694 |
Apparatus and method for probing light absorbing agents in biological tissues
A method and apparatus are presented for detecting an effect of interactions of electromagnetic radiation with ultrasound radiation at different locations within a region of interest in a...
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6721694 |
Method and system for representing the depths of the floors of the oceans
A method for generating a model of a portion of the floor of a body of water from a plurality of depth measurement sources includes determining an overlap of any of the plurality of depth...
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6648824 |
Ultrasound imaging system for performing receiving focusing at points corresponding to display pixels and method thereof
All RF data received by transducers in response to an ultrasonic signal that was transmit-focused on a point along a predetermined scan lines are stored to compute display data for those points of...
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6607491 |
Ultrasonic probe
An ultrasonic probe which is used for ultrasonic diagnosis comprises a transducer element, a sonic speed control element, and an acoustic matching layer. The sonic speed control element has a...
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6552841 |
Ultrasonic imager
An imaging system is disclosed which can provide images of received acoustic energy. In one embodiment, a transducer emits an acoustic beam which is reflected off of an acoustic beam splitter onto...
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6449215 |
Three-dimensional imaging system for sonar system
A three-dimensional imaging system for use with a sonar system. The three-dimensional imaging system processes forward-looking sonar data, side-looking sonar data, bathymetric data, detection and...
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6418084 |
Ultrasonic probe and method of manufacturing the same
An ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric element for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and an acoustic lens provided on an ultrasonic transmission/reception side of the piezoelectric...
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6405069 |
Time-resolved optoacoustic method and system for noninvasive monitoring of glucose
The present invention is directed to a method/system of monitoring in real time changes in concentration of glucose in tissues. Laser-induced profiles of absorbed optical energy distribution in...
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6310828 |
Method and device for sensing ultrasound images
The invention relates to a method for sensing ultrasound images of an object (1). The method is characterized in that an ultra-sound head (3) is moved along the object so as to sense individual...
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6309352 |
Real time optoacoustic monitoring of changes in tissue properties
The present invention is directed to a method/system of for monitoring tissue properties in real time during treatment using optoacoustic imaging system. Optoacoustic monitoring provides a control...
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6292433 |
Multi-dimensional beamforming device
A multi-dimensional beamforming device that performs consecutive one-dimensional operations. For example, beamsteering for a two-dimensional array can be include a projection of a beam onto each of...
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6288974 |
System and method for enhancing detection of objects through an obscuring medium
A system for detecting an object of interest through a medium such as the atmosphere or ocean employs a reference object from which a reference signal emanates. A detector detects and transforms...
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6226228 |
Ultrasonic harmonic imaging system and method
A method for imaging a target includes the steps of transmitting ultrasonic energy at a fundamental frequency and receiving reflected ultrasonic energy at a harmonic of the fundamental frequency....
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6225902 |
Automatic teller machines
An ATM is provided with a loudspeaker and a microphone. The loudspeaker generates white noise which is picked up by the microphone. The detected signal constitutes an acoustic signature which...
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6138513 |
Method and apparatus for fast acquisition of ultrasound images
New apodization functions providing an effective rejection of side lobe amplitude level within wide range of beam steering angles are described in this invention. A central amplitude apodization...
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6130641 |
Imaging methods and apparatus using model-based array signal processing
An apparatus and method for imaging uses a transducer array which receives a scattered signal from a region of interest. The method analyses the scattered signal on the basis of a model which...
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6122222 |
Ultrasonic transmit and receive system
A transmit beamformer includes multiple transducers, each responsive to a respective transmit waveform to produce a respective transducer waveform. A transmit waveform generator generates the...
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6111816 |
Multi-dimensional beamforming device
A multi-dimensional beamforming device that performs consecutive one-dimensional operations. For example, beamsteering for a two-dimensional array can be include a projection of a beam onto each of...
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6108273 |
Transmit beamformer with frequency dependent focus
A transmit beamformer includes multiple transducers, each responsive to a respective transmit waveform to produce a respective transducer waveform. A transmit waveform generator generates the...
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6088295 |
Feature imaging and adaptive focusing for synthetic aperture processor
A feature imaging and adaptive focusing synthetic aperture processing met provides improved sharpness and easier classification of images derived from radar and sonar echo data by applying adaptive...
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6059730 |
Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including a phase difference computing unit
To achieve a high resolution, by modifying a delay time distribution of received waves with correlation computations between signals from adjacent elements and by removing influences of...
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6046724 |
Method and apparatus for conversion of sound signals into light
Method and apparatus for the conversion of sound waves to electromagnetic wave forms, preferably light, whereby sound waves are converted to an electrical signal and processed by a number of...
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6037892 |
Method for automatic focusing of radar or sonar imaging systems using high-order measurements
Automatic focusing of radar or sonar imaging systems, for example, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) or synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) systems, is accomplished by using high order measurements, such...
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5977538 |
Optoacoustic imaging system
An optoacoustic system comprises an optoacoustic transducer including a first array of acoustic transducers and a second array of optical fibers; an acoustic subsystem for controllably exciting at...
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5969661 |
Apparatus for and method of detecting a reflector within a medium
An apparatus is provided in which a phased transmitting array (21) is arranged to irradiate a selected voxel within a search volume. Energy reflected from the voxel is received by a further antenna...
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5933389 |
Ultrasonic imaging system and method
A transmit beamformer includes multiple transducers, each responsive to a respective transmit waveform to produce a respective transducer waveform. A transmit waveform generator generates the...
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5840023 |
Optoacoustic imaging for medical diagnosis
The laser optoacoustic imaging system described herein utilizes time-resolved measurement of profiles of laser-induced transient pressure (acoustic) waves. The pressure waves are emitted by...
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5808962 |
Ultrasparse, ultrawideband arrays
An ultrasound or electromagnetic imaging system characterized by a two-dimensional phased array of ultrawideband, ultrasparse transducers. Ultrasparse is defined as an average inter-transducer...
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5793703 |
Digital time-delay acoustic imaging
This invention relates to improvements in or relating to digital time-delay acoustic imaging. According to the invention there is provided an acoustic imaging method for marine survey and other...
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5790475 |
Process and apparatus for improved interference suppression in echo-location and imaging systems
In echo-location and imaging systems, interference suppression is accomplished by shaping the transmitted signal waveform. Interference suppression permits more accurate range estimates or image...
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5774499 |
Signal demodulation method and apparatus therefor using multi-ary sampling
A signal demodulation apparatus using a multi-ary sampling for beam formation of a received signal reduces a difference between a sampling point of time of an in-phase signal and a sampling point...
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5675554 |
Method and apparatus for transmit beamformer
A digital transmit beamformer system with multiple beam transmit capability has a plurality of multi-channel transmitters, each channel with a source of sampled, complex-valued initial waveform...
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5675550 |
Reduced wavenumber synthetic aperture
A system for radiation imaging of objects within a target area utilizing echo signals from a target area such as a patch of seafloor or the anatomy of a body. Data is obtained by time domain...
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5600675 |
Ultrasonic imager having improved bandwidth
An ultrasonic imaging system which utilizes two summation channels to provide increased bandwidth employs two demodulation stages in each receive channel. The first demodulator receives digital...
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5590090 |
Ultrasonic detector using vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
An ultrasound/vibration detector array includes an electrically pumped vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array. The cavity length of each laser or pixel of the array is modulated by...
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