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Andrew Hancock
Also filed as: HANCOCK ANDREW · HANCOCK ANDREW H
48 granted patents·16 pending applications·10,825 citations·filing 1999–2024
99Inventor score
Files withVOLCANO CORP14KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV12ROTH ALEX T11PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP6SATIETY INC4
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64 records- 0199US7914543B2Single fold device for tissue fixationSATIETY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 29, 2011·1.9k cites·14 claims
- 0298US8357174B2Single fold device for tissue fixationROTH ALEX T·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 22, 2013·293 cites·9 claims
- 0398US7757924B2Single fold system for tissue approximation and fixationSATIETY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·1.4k cites·6 claims
- 0498US7097650B2System for tissue approximation and fixationSATIETY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 29, 2006·1.7k cites·76 claims
- 0598US6514252B2Bipolar surgical instruments having focused electrical fieldsPERFECT SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 4, 2003·1.8k cites·30 claims
- 0697US11484294B2Clutter reduction for ultrasound images and associated devices, systems, and methodsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·18 cites·19 claims
- 0797US11395638B2Interleaved transmit sequences and motion estimation in ultrasound images, and associated systems, devices, and methodsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 26, 2022·16 cites·21 claims
- 0897US8449560B2Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organROTH ALEX T·Filed 2006·Granted May 28, 2013·897 cites·29 claims
- 0997US8252009B2Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organWELLER GARY·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 28, 2012·1.1k cites·17 claims
- 1096US9028511B2Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organWELLER GARY·Filed 2004·Granted May 12, 2015·781 cites·8 claims
- 1195US11616428B2Linear electromagnetic machine systemMAINSPRING ENERGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·6 cites·16 claims
- 1295US8007505B2System for tissue approximation and fixationETHICON EADO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 30, 2011·316 cites·7 claims
- 1394US11547389B2Methods and systems for ultrasound contrast enhancementKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 10, 2023·16 cites·20 claims
- 1493US11408987B2Ultrasonic imaging with multi-scale processing for grating lobe suppressionKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 9, 2022·16 cites·16 claims
- 1593US8187191B2System and method for equalizing received intravascular ultrasound echo signalsHANCOCK ANDREW·Filed 2009·Granted May 29, 2012·69 cites·33 claims
- 1692US11253225B2System and method for multipath processing of image signalsVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 22, 2022·21 cites·12 claims
- 1792US8092378B2Remote tissue retraction deviceROTH ALEX T·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 10, 2012·63 cites·4 claims
- 1891US11647989B2Devices, systems, and methods for multimodal ultrasound imagingKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2019·Granted May 16, 2023·15 cites·21 claims
- 1990US10985641B2Linear electromagnetic machine system with bearing housings having pressurized gasETAGEN INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·3 cites·17 claims
- 2090US9855020B2Adaptive interface for a medical imaging systemVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 2, 2018·13 cites·12 claims
- 2190US9121926B2Adaptive interface for a medical imaging systemVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 1, 2015·37 cites·36 claims
- 2288US8454503B2Remote tissue retraction deviceROTH ALEX T·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 4, 2013·34 cites·12 claims
- 2383US9848852B2System and method for focusing ultrasound image dataVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·4 cites·13 claims
- 2483US8628547B2Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organWELLER GARY·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 14, 2014·110 cites·9 claims
- 2582US12445029B2Linear electromagnetic machine with a stator having stator teeth arranged to provide an anti-clocking forceMAINSPRING ENERGY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 2680US8795166B2Remote tissue retraction deviceROTH ALEX T·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 5, 2014·7 cites·19 claims
- 2778US10117641B2System and method for focusing ultrasound image dataVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 6, 2018·2 cites·16 claims
- 2877US10420530B2System and method for multipath processing of image signalsVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 24, 2019·5 cites·18 claims
- 2977US10269096B2Clutter suppression for synthetic aperture ultrasoundVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 23, 2019·3 cites·25 claims
- 3076US2024252151A1Clutter reduction for ultrasound images and associated devices, systems, and methodsPHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3175US8403839B2Remote tissue retraction deviceROTH ALEX T·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 26, 2013·7 cites·13 claims
- 3274US11950962B2Clutter reduction for ultrasound images and associated devices, systems, and methodsPHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3374US9314226B2System and method for focusing ultrasound image dataVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·5 cites·30 claims
- 3474US8403838B2Remote tissue retraction deviceROTH ALEX T·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 26, 2013·6 cites·16 claims
- 3572US6994669B1Apparatus and method for cardiac surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 7, 2006·52 cites·13 claims
- 3669US11786213B2System and method for multipath processing of image signalsPHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·22 claims
- 3766US8939902B2Remote tissue retraction deviceROTH ALEX T·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 27, 2015·1 cites·17 claims
- 3866US8784306B2Remote tissue retraction deviceROTH ALEX T·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 22, 2014·2 cites·15 claims
- 3966US2022361841A1Interlaved transmit sequences and motion estimation in ultrasound images, and associated systems, devices, and methodsPHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4065US9265481B2System and method for equalizing received intravascular ultrasound echo signalsHANCOCK ANDREW·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 23, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 4164US6939297B2Apparatus and methods for cardiac surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 6, 2005·27 cites·5 claims
- 4260US12201473B2Systems, devices, and methods for reducing reverberation signals in intravascular ultrasound imagingPHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 4359US6331157B2Apparatus and methods for off-pump cardiac surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·74 cites·4 claims
- 4456US9918699B2Seam elimination and motion compensation in imaging dataVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 20, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4556US2019220957A1Clutter suppression for synthetic aperture ultrasoundVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4656US2024188933A1Filtering and apodization combination for ultrasound image generation and associated systems, methods, and devicesPHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4755US10166003B2Ultrasound imaging with variable line densityVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 1, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 4855US8590761B2Single fold system for tissue approximation and fixationGERBI CRAIG·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 26, 2013·1 cites·34 claims
- 4953US9629553B2Seam elimination and motion compensation in imaging dataVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 5052US11523802B2Grating lobe artefact minimization for ultrasound images and associated devices, systems, and methodsKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
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