Inventor · Phoenix, AZ, US

Alan Tai

18Patents
5h-index
26Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: May 14, 1996 → Jul 23, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5677491A Sparse two-dimensional transducer array Human Necessities 37 Expired
US5922962A Sparse two-dimensional transducer array with compound lens Human Necessities 31 Expired
US7857763B2 Automatic signal-optimizing transducer assembly for blood flow measurement Physics 20 Active
US8978216B2 Method for forming an acoustical stack for an ultrasound probe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9180490B2 Ultrasound transducer and method for manufacturing an ultrasound transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8129886B2 Apparatus and method for increasing sensitivity of ultrasound transducers Human Necessities 3 Active
US9191351B2 Real-time fraudulent traffic security for telecommunication systems Electricity 3 Active
US8232705B2 Thermal transfer and acoustic matching layers for ultrasound transducer Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10813620B2 Method and system for enhanced ultrasound image acquisition using ultrasound patch probes with interchangeable brackets Human Necessities 2 Active
US9808830B2 Ultrasound transducer and ultrasound imaging system with a variable thickness dematching layer Physics 1 Active
US9452447B2 Ultrasound transducer and ultrasound imaging system with a variable thickness dematching layer Physics 1 Active
US9419202B2 Ultrasound transducer and method for manufacturing an ultrasound transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11029400B2 Methods and system for maintaining polarization of an ultrasound transducer Human Necessities 1 Active
US11190638B2 Detection and prevention of unwanted calls in a telecommunications system Electricity 0 Active
US8358742B2 System and method for managing a network Electricity 0 Active
US8378557B2 Thermal transfer and acoustic matching layers for ultrasound transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10805788B2 System and method for setting up a call to a roaming party through an over-the-top (OTT) call service Electricity 0 Active
US9178791B2 System and method for data acquisition in an internet protocol network Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.