Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Patrick J. Phillips

36Patents
16h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 24, 1994 → Mar 28, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6213947A Medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system using coded transmit pulses Physics 99 Expired
US5522393A Multi-dimensional real-time ultrasonic blood flow imaging apparatus and method Physics 97 Expired
US6551246B1 Method and apparatus for forming medical ultrasound images Physics 91 Expired
US6436046B1 Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rate Physics 62 Expired
US7775981B1 Contrast imaging beam sequences for medical diagnostic ultrasound Physics 61 Active
US6494841B1 Medical diagnostic ultrasound system using contrast pulse sequence imaging Physics 46 Expired
US6179781A Medical diagnostic ultrasound method and apparatus for improving doppler processing Human Necessities 32 Expired
US6632177B1 Dual process ultrasound contrast agent imaging Physics 29 Expired
US6241674A Medical ultrasound diagnostic imaging method and system with nonlinear phase modulation pulse compression Human Necessities 29 Expired
US7004906B1 Contrast agent imaging with agent specific ultrasound detection Human Necessities 28 Expired
US6679844B2 Automatic gain compensation for multiple mode or contrast agent imaging Human Necessities 25 Expired
US6048316A Medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system and method for displaying composite fundamental and harmonic images Human Necessities 24 Expired
US6210334A Medical diagnostic ultrasound method and apparatus for harmonic detection using doppler processing Physics 21 Expired
US6497666B1 Medical ultrasonic contrast agent imaging method and apparatus Physics 19 Expired
US6287258A Method and apparatus for medical ultrasound flash suppression Physics 18 Expired
US6602195B1 Medical ultrasonic imaging pulse transmission method Physics 18 Expired
US5967987A Ultrasonic system and method for measurement of fluid flow Human Necessities 15 Expired
US5997480A Ultrasonic system and method for measurement of fluid flow Human Necessities 15 Expired
US6436041B1 Medical ultrasonic imaging method with improved ultrasonic contrast agent specificity Physics 14 Expired
US6309357A Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method for improved flow or movement detection with multiple clutter filters Human Necessities 14 Expired
US6293914A Ultrasonic system and method for measurement of fluid flow Physics 13 Expired
US6899681B1 Automated power level for contrast agent imaging Physics 12 Expired
US6517489B1 Method and apparatus for forming medical ultrasound images Physics 11 Expired
US6679846B2 Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rate Physics 11 Expired
US10286231B2 Tissue necrosis methods and apparatus Human Necessities 8 Active

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