Inventor · Niskayuna, NY, US

Christopher Robert Hazard

16Patents
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27Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 6, 2003 → Mar 2, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6865140B2 Mosaic arrays using micromachined ultrasound transducers Performing Operations; Transporting 126 Expired
US7443765B2 Reconfigurable linear sensor arrays for reduced channel count Physics 71 Active
US7280435B2 Switching circuitry for reconfigurable arrays of sensor elements Physics 29 Expired
US7353056B2 Optimized switching configurations for reconfigurable arrays of sensor elements Physics 27 Expired
US8494791B2 Methods and systems for improved correlation of shear displacement waveforms Human Necessities 19 Active
US9369140B1 Analog to digital converter for digital ultrasound probe Electricity 11 Active
US7846099B2 Apparatus, system, and method for providing a continuous scanning sequence for ultrasound imaging Physics 8 Active
US7775982B2 Method and system for sub-aperture processing Physics 8 Active
US8100831B2 Direct strain estimator for measuring elastic properties of tissue Human Necessities 8 Active
US8758248B2 Systems and methods for acoustic radiation force imaging with enhanced performance Physics 6 Active
US8532430B2 Methods for reducing motion artifacts in shear wave images Physics 6 Active
US8409102B2 Multi-focus ultrasound system and method Human Necessities 3 Active
US9364194B2 Systems and methods for detecting regions of altered stiffness Physics 2 Active
US9144418B2 Apparatus, system, and method for adaptively controlling a frame interval between ultrasound scanning frames for an ultrasound elasticity imaging scan Human Necessities 1 Active
US8123692B2 Apparatus, system, and method for adaptively controlling a frame interval between ultrasound scanning frames for an ultrasound elasticity imaging scan Human Necessities 1 Active
US9370339B2 Systems, methods and computer programs for detection of tissue mechanical property Physics 1 Active

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