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Patrick G. Rafter
Also filed as: RAFTER PATRICK · RAFTER PATRICK G · RAFTER PATRICK GABRIELS
23 granted patents·11 pending applications·843 citations·filing 1996–2025
97Inventor score
Files withKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV16KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV11HEWLETT PACKARD CO3KONINKLILJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V1RAFTER PATRICK G1
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34 records- 0191US5577505AMeans for increasing sensitivity in non-linear ultrasound imaging systemsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 26, 1996·188 cites·12 claims
- 0289US6638228B1Contrast-agent enhanced color-flow imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 28, 2003·79 cites·24 claims
- 0379US7578791B2Automated myocardial contrast echocardiographyKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·21 cites·20 claims
- 0473US6503203B1Automated ultrasound system for performing imaging studies utilizing ultrasound contrast agentsKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 7, 2003·85 cites·27 claims
- 0571US6740039B1Methods and apparatus for displaying information relating to delivery and activation of a therapeutic agent using ultrasound energyKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted May 25, 2004·82 cites·32 claims
- 0671US6425869B1Wideband phased-array transducer for uniform harmonic imaging, contrast agent detection, and destructionKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·74 cites·62 claims
- 0768US6497665B1System and method for non-linear detection of ultrasonic contrast agents at a fundamental frequencyKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 24, 2002·22 cites·21 claims
- 0867US6436045B1User controlled destructive waveform routine for ultrasound systemsKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·37 cites·20 claims
- 0966US9955941B2Quantified perfusion studies with ultrasonic thick slice imaging having a dual port memoryRAFTER PATRICK G·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2018·4 cites·18 claims
- 1063US6969353B2Contrast-agent enhanced color-flow imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 29, 2005·16 cites·10 claims
- 1163US6438405B1Imaging safety deviceKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·28 cites·19 claims
- 1262US6532819B1Wideband piezoelecric transducer for harmonic imagingFiled 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·13 cites·47 claims
- 1360US12239479B2Systems and methods for non-invasive pressure measurementsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1460US7753850B2Method for ultrasound perfusion imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 13, 2010·20 cites·7 claims
- 1560US6714667B1User interface for imaging systemKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 30, 2004·22 cites·17 claims
- 1660US2025195025A1Systems and methods for non-invasive pressure measurementsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1758US10799723B2Ultrasound device for sonothrombolysis therapyKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 13, 2020·1 cites·3 claims
- 1858US5735281AMethod of enhancing and prolonging the effect of ultrasound contrast agentsHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 7, 1998·91 cites·20 claims
- 1954US6652463B2System and method for non-linear detection of ultrasonic contrast agents at a fundamental frequencyKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 25, 2003·9 cites·33 claims
- 2053US7862511B2Ultrasound imaging method and apparatusKONINKLILJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 4, 2011·14 cites·38 claims
- 2151US6692442B2Device for producing an on-line image of a body part into which a contrasting agent has been introducedKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 17, 2004·5 cites·37 claims
- 2250US2019231316A1Diagnosis and monitoring of myocardial infarction using ecg data for treatment with sonoreperfusion ultrasoundKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 2350US2024032892A1Boundary detection in ultrasound dataKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2450US2025201384A1System and method for providing enhancing or contrast agent advisability indicatorKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2548US6730036B2Ultrasonic imaging to detect coronary artery stenosis at restKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2002·Granted May 4, 2004·7 cites·32 claims
- 2648US2023240645A1Systems and methods for measuring cardiac stiffnessKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2748US2024389972A1METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING LIKELIHOOD OF HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION (HFpEF)KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2847US2024366188A1Circulatory system assessmentKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2945US2019247066A1Treatment of myocardial infarction using sonothrombolytic ultrasoundKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3043US2022338845A1Systems and methods for image optimizationKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3139US2009124908A1Method And Apparatus For Detecting Ultrasound Contrast Agents In ArteriolesKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3235US6537222B1Methods for the detection of contrast agents in ultrasonic imagingKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 25, 2003·17 cites·41 claims
- 3335US2004077952A1System and method for improved diagnostic image displaysFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3430US5800357AUltrasound doppler power imaging system for distinguishing tissue blood flow from chamber blood flowHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·8 cites·10 claims
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