Mathias Fink
69Patents
14h-index
74Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 26, 1982 → Jan 10, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5092336A | Method and device for localization and focusing of acoustic waves in tissues | Physics | 96 | Expired |
| US7345677B2 | Method for locating an impact on a surface and device therefor | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US7511711B2 | Method for locating an impact on a surface and device therefor | Physics | 83 | Expired |
| US6770033B1 | Imaging method and device using shearing waves | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US5428999A | Method and apparatus for acoustic examination using time reversal | Physics | 57 | Expired |
| US7252004B2 | Imaging method and device employing sherar waves | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US5926768A | Method of optimizing radio communication between a base and a mobile | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US8814795B2 | Sounding method and device using wave propagation | Physics | 30 | Active |
| US5431053A | Ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus, using time inversion or signals | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US7837623B2 | Non-invasive method of obtaining a pre-determined acoustic wave field in an essentially uniform medium which is concealed by a bone barrier, imaging method and device for carrying out said methods | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US6161434A | Method and device for detecting and locating a reflecting sound source | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US5276654A | Apparatus for the examination of objects by ultrasonic echography | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US5438624A | Processes and devices for protecting a given volume, preferably arranged inside a room, from outside noises | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US5010885A | Ultrasonic echograph with controllable phase coherence | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6202489A | Ultrasonic testing method for a part of complex geometry | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US8545407B2 | Method and device for measuring a mean value of visco-elasticity of a region of interest | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US8347692B2 | Method for rheological characterization of a viscoelastic medium | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7653137B2 | Method for temporal inversion of a wave | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US7901355B2 | Skin analysis apparatus including an ultrasound probe | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US7101337B2 | Method and non-invasive device for focusing acoustic waves | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US8155725B2 | Method for optimising the focussing of waves through an aberration-inducing element | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US4873869A | Device for the scanning of objects by means of ultrasound echography | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US4594896A | Method of and device for scanning objects by ultrasound echography | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6198829A | Process and device for focusing acoustic waves | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US9952321B2 | Imaging method and device using shear waves | Physics | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.