David Martin Mills
35Patents
15h-index
93Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 18, 1994 → Dec 19, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6865140B2 | Mosaic arrays using micromachined ultrasound transducers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 126 | Expired |
| US6831394B2 | Backing material for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 88 | Expired |
| US7545012B2 | Capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer fabricated with epitaxial silicon membrane | Performing Operations; Transporting | 73 | Expired |
| US7892176B2 | Monitoring or imaging system with interconnect structure for large area sensor array | Electricity | 73 | Active |
| US7037746B1 | Capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer fabricated with epitaxial silicon membrane | Performing Operations; Transporting | 69 | Expired |
| US8777854B2 | Method and system for ultrasound based automated detection, quantification and tracking of pathologies | Physics | 67 | Active |
| US7285897B2 | Curved micromachined ultrasonic transducer arrays and related methods of manufacture | Performing Operations; Transporting | 66 | Expired |
| US7451651B2 | Modular sensor assembly and methods of fabricating the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Active |
| US7441321B2 | Method of manufacturing ultrasound transducer device having acoustic backing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US7293462B2 | Isolation of short-circuited sensor cells for high-reliability operation of sensor array | Performing Operations; Transporting | 51 | Expired |
| US10022104B2 | Markers, phantoms and associated methods for calibrating imaging systems | Human Necessities | 39 | Active |
| US9861337B2 | Apparatus and method for detecting catheter in three-dimensional ultrasound images | Human Necessities | 31 | 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 |
| US7621028B2 | Method for optimized dematching layer assembly in an ultrasound transducer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US8742646B2 | Ultrasound acoustic assemblies and methods of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US10018113B2 | Ultrasonic cleaning system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US5437882A | Controller for a feed grain conditioner | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US8414495B2 | Ultrasound patch probe with micro-motor | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US7781238B2 | Methods of making and using integrated and testable sensor array | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US8483432B2 | Methods for automatic segmentation and temporal tracking | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US5819588A | Method and a device for setting backlash between gears in a gear train | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US8795151B2 | Infant care system and apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US10921395B2 | Image-guided biopsy techniques | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US8409102B2 | Multi-focus ultrasound system and method | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.