Steven C Martin

US Patent:

7466256, Dec 16, 2008

Filed:

Mar 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/731568

Inventors:

Daniel Edward Brueske - Sammamish WA, US
D-L Donald Liu - Issaquah WA, US
Steven Martin - Issaquah WA, US
Brian Colby - Renton WA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. - Malvern PA

International Classification:

H03M 3/00

US Classification:

341143, 600447, 600457, 600443, 12866007, 12866101

Abstract:

Ultrasound information for B-mode and CW Doppler mode use the same digital beamformer. Due to sigma-delta conversion or over sampling, sufficient dynamic range is provided for the desired bandwidth. By mixing the input ultrasound information to base band before conversion, additional dynamic range may be provided. The electrical impedance may be better matched to elements by connecting a different number of sigma-delta converters to an element. Elements with lower impedance may be connected to a plurality of sigma-delta converters. To increase the aperture size for elements with a higher impedance, the same sigma-delta converters may be used as separate receive beamformer channels without the summation.

US Patent:

7691063, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Feb 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/788021

Inventors:

David A. Peteresen - Fall City WA, US
Steven R. Martin - North Bend WA, US
Michael T. Reynolds - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. - Malvern PA

International Classification:

A61B 8/00

US Classification:

600447, 600437, 600443, 600450, 600459

Abstract:

Receive circuits and associated methods are provided for ultrasound imaging. Both subarray mixing and time division multiplexing are provided with a same circuit. Components of the receive circuit respond to either phasing or time slot information to implement subarray mixing or time division multiplexing. A network of switches allows combination of signals from different elements to form different sub-apertures. A controller minimizes power consumption while outputting the desired phase or time division multiplexed information by gating a clock to various registers. Each of the registers corresponds to different groups of transducer elements. For loading new phasing information, the clock is turned on to the desired register. Duration operation of the receive circuit, the clock is gated off. The register outputs the previously loaded values in a static state without clocking.

US Patent:

7981039, Jul 19, 2011

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/241313

Inventors:

David A. Peteresen - Fall City WA, US
Steven R. Martin - North Bend WA, US
Michael T. Reynolds - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. - Malvern PA

International Classification:

A61B 8/00

US Classification:

600447, 600437, 600443, 600450, 600459

Abstract:

Receive circuits and associated methods are provided for ultrasound imaging. Both subarray mixing and time division multiplexing are provided with a same circuit. Components of the receive circuit respond to either phasing or time slot information to implement subarray mixing or time division multiplexing. A network of switches allows combination of signals from different elements to form different sub-apertures. A controller minimizes power consumption while outputting the desired phase or time division multiplexed information by gating a clock to various registers. Each of the registers corresponds to different groups of transducer elements. For loading new phasing information, the clock is turned on to the desired register. Duration operation of the receive circuit, the clock is gated off. The register outputs the previously loaded values in a static state without clocking.

US Patent:

8226563, Jul 24, 2012

Filed:

Sep 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/240886

Inventors:

David A. Peteresen - Fall City WA, US
Steven R. Martin - North Bend WA, US
Michael T. Reynolds - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. - Malvern PA

International Classification:

A61B 8/00

US Classification:

600447, 600437, 600443, 600459

Abstract:

Receive circuits and associated methods are provided for ultrasound imaging. Both subarray mixing and time division multiplexing are provided with a same circuit. Components of the receive circuit respond to either phasing or time slot information to implement subarray mixing or time division multiplexing. A network of switches allows combination of signals from different elements to form different sub-apertures. A controller minimizes power consumption while outputting the desired phase or time division multiplexed information by gating a clock to various registers. Each of the registers corresponds to different groups of transducer elements. For loading new phasing information, the clock is turned on to the desired register. Duration operation of the receive circuit, the clock is gated off. The register outputs the previously loaded values in a static state without clocking.

US Patent:

20230005602, Jan 5, 2023

Filed:

Jun 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/363781

Inventors:

- Nashville TN, US
Peter Gott - Frisco TX, US
Steven Martin - Kirkland WA, US

International Classification:

G16H 40/20
G06Q 40/08
G06F 16/2455
G06N 5/02

Abstract:

A method includes maintaining a cache of past responses from a payor to past patient eligibility confirmation requests for one or more payment plans generated by a health care service provider; receiving a present patient eligibility confirmation request from the health care service provider to determine whether a patient is eligible for a payment plan of the one or more payment plans offered by a payor; querying the cache based on demographic information associated with the patient to determine whether the cache has eligibility information for the payment plan for the patient stored therein; selecting a portion of the eligibility information for the payment plan based on health care service provider preferences or payor preferences when the cache has the eligibility information for the payment plan for the patient stored therein; an returning the portion of the eligibility information to the health care service provider.

US Patent:

20150268469, Sep 24, 2015

Filed:

Dec 10, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/102102

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Kinson D. Vanscotter - Stanwood WA, US
Adam R. Richardson - Seattle WA, US
Douglas V. Dorsey - Hansville WA, US
Steven L. Martin - Everett WA, US
David J. Hengy - Bothell WA, US
Leonard S. Bodziony - Seattle WA, US
Michael M. Vander Wel - Lynnwood WA, US
Donald V. Heckendorf - Mukilteo WA, US
Larry C. Jasper - Marysville WA, US
Mark Wallis - Lake Stevens WA, US
Chieu Duong - Everett WA, US
Travis J. Huffine - Clinton WA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G02B 27/01

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing interactive production illustration information are provided. One system includes a machine vision system configured to attach to a user, wherein the machine vision system when attached to the user is aligned with a line of sight of the user towards a physical location. The machine vision system controllable by the user and configured to acquire an image of an article. The system also includes an interactive production illustration system coupled to the machine vision system, wherein the interactive production illustration system has stored therein interactive production illustration. The interactive production illustration system is configured to select interactive production illustration information for an assembly process for the article at the physical location based at least in part on the acquired image. The interactive production illustration information is further configured to communicate the selected interactive production illustration information to the machine vision system for display.