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Ralph Thomas Hoctor
Also filed as: HOCTOR RALPH · HOCTOR RALPH T · HOCTOR RALPH THOMAS
55 granted patents·8 pending applications·2,271 citations·filing 1991–2018
99Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC39HOCTOR RALPH THOMAS7LOCKHEED CORP5GE MED SYS INFORMATION TECH4MORPHO DETECTION INC2
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63 records- 0198US6497656B1Integrated wireless broadband communications networkGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 24, 2002·179 cites·13 claims
- 0297US8315224B2Methods and systems for reuse of radio resources in medical telemetry networksHOCTOR RALPH THOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 20, 2012·76 cites·24 claims
- 0397US8080800B2Method and apparatus for image reconstruction for a synthetic aperture gamma ray imagerHOCTOR RALPH THOMAS·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 20, 2011·56 cites·26 claims
- 0497US6914539B2System and method for a low rate, in-band broadcast communication for medical telemetryGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 5, 2005·79 cites·50 claims
- 0595US7499711B2Transmitter location for ultra-wideband, transmitted-reference CDMA communication systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 3, 2009·74 cites·22 claims
- 0695US7385705B1Imaging spectroscopy based on multiple pan-chromatic images obtained from an imaging system with an adjustable point spread functionLOCKHEED CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 10, 2008·36 cites·24 claims
- 0794US7269427B2Transmitter location for ultra-wideband, transmitted-reference CDMA communication systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 11, 2007·62 cites·11 claims
- 0894US6262672B1Reduced cost automatic meter reading system and method using locally communicating utility metersGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·129 cites·19 claims
- 0993US7573398B2System and method of communicating signalsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 11, 2009·30 cites·21 claims
- 1093US6891909B2Pro-active antenna switching based on relative powerGE MARQUETTE MEDICAL SYS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 10, 2005·80 cites·8 claims
- 1193US6810087B2Ultra-wideband communications systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 26, 2004·66 cites·34 claims
- 1293US5278757ASynthetic aperture ultrasonic imaging system using a minimum or reduced redundancy phased arrayUNIV PENNSYLVANIA·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 11, 1994·228 cites·32 claims
- 1392US6816360B2Reduced cost automatic meter reading system and method using locally communicating utility metersGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 9, 2004·34 cites·6 claims
- 1492US6607489B2Focus correction for ultrasound imaging through mammography compression plateGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·56 cites·20 claims
- 1589US8388544B2System and method for measuring blood viscosityHOCTOR RALPH THOMAS·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 5, 2013·29 cites·29 claims
- 1689US7925068B2Method and apparatus for forming a guide image for an ultrasound image scannerGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 12, 2011·33 cites·28 claims
- 1788US8622913B2Method and system for non-invasive monitoring of patient parametersDENTINGER AARON MARK·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·51 cites·15 claims
- 1887US9622324B2Geolocation aid and systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·8 cites·17 claims
- 1987US7621876B2Continuous, non-invasive technique for determining blood pressure using a transmission line model and transcutaneous ultrasound measurementsGE MED SYS INFORMATION TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·48 cites·19 claims
- 2086US6583392B2Apparatus and method for determining properties of a cooktop using ultrasound techniquesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·38 cites·30 claims
- 2186US6522243B1Geometric harmonic modulation signaling and detectionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 18, 2003·32 cites·15 claims
- 2285US7466261B1Method and system for radio detection and ranging intrusion detection systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 16, 2008·24 cites·42 claims
- 2385US5903594APower line communications spread spectrum protocolGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·83 cites·7 claims
- 2484US6970097B2Location system using retransmission of identifying informationGE MED SYS INFORMATION TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 29, 2005·57 cites·60 claims
- 2584US6506160B1Frequency division multiplexed wireline communication for ultrasound probeGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·58 cites·12 claims
- 2682US7068715B2Ultra-wideband communications system and method using a delay hopped, continuous noise transmitted referenceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 27, 2006·24 cites·28 claims
- 2781US7099422B2Synchronization of ultra-wideband communications using a transmitted-reference preambleGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 29, 2006·22 cites·33 claims
- 2880US7125383B2Method and apparatus for ultrasonic continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitoringGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·126 cites·47 claims
- 2980US6480139B1Jammer counting using cholesky factor diagonal elementsLOCKHEED CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·43 cites·20 claims
- 3077US6288632B1Apparatus and method for power line communication (PLC)GEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·53 cites·15 claims
- 3176US7313127B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing a radio telemetry system by way of transmitted-reference, delay-hopped ultra-wideband pilot signalGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 25, 2007·16 cites·38 claims
- 3276US6792058B1Digital receiving system for dense environment of aircraftLOCKHEED CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 14, 2004·47 cites·15 claims
- 3375US9366753B2Systems and methods for ultrasound retrospective transmit focus beamformingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 14, 2016·5 cites·30 claims
- 3475US8379967B1Swarm control systems and methodsLOCKHEED CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 19, 2013·12 cites·39 claims
- 3575US7262729B1Radio detection and ranging intrusion detection systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 28, 2007·12 cites·16 claims
- 3675US6895362B2Active broken rail detection system and methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·33 cites·28 claims
- 3774US7248843B2Antenna selection system and methodGE MED SYS INFORMATION TECH·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 24, 2007·15 cites·31 claims
- 3873US9538987B2System and method for ultrasound imagingHOCTOR RALPH THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 10, 2017·6 cites·7 claims
- 3973US6898460B2Method and apparatus for uterine contraction monitoring using linear predictive modeling of abdominal surface EMG signalsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted May 24, 2005·65 cites·26 claims
- 4073US6831551B2Method and system for modulating a carrier frequency to support nondestructive bitwise arbitration of a communication mediumGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·16 cites·24 claims
- 4170US7663105B2Apparatus and method for image reconstruction for a synthetic aperture gamma ray imagerMORPHO DETECTION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 16, 2010·2 cites·24 claims
- 4270US7470232B2Method and apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic fetal heart rate monitoringGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 30, 2008·39 cites·33 claims
- 4370US7098774B2Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling warning systemsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 29, 2006·23 cites·37 claims
- 4468US9100307B2Systems and methods for communicating ultrasound data by adjusting compression rate and/or frame rate of region of interest maskGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 4568US6674997B2AM band transmission using multi-tone modulationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·7 cites·27 claims
- 4667US7548223B2Reduced cost automatic meter reading system and method using locally communicating utility metersGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 16, 2009·8 cites·5 claims
- 4766US7425199B2Method and apparatus for ultrasonic continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitoringGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 16, 2008·35 cites·16 claims
- 4865US8574157B2Method and apparatus for generating an ultrasound image of moving objects using deformable modelsHOCTOR RALPH THOMAS·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 5, 2013·4 cites·60 claims
- 4963US8582865B2Ultrasound imaging with ray casting and software-based image reconstructionHOCTOR RALPH THOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 12, 2013·2 cites·19 claims
- 5061US7751785B2Antenna selection system and methodGE MED SYS INFORMATION TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 6, 2010·2 cites·35 claims
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