公开(公告)号：US11833542B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US16562821

申请日：2019-09-06

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Keith G. Fife ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Gregory L. Charvat ,  Nevada J. Sanchez

IPC: G10K1/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B81B3/00 ,  B81C1/00 ,  G10K11/18 ,  G10K9/12 ,  B81B7/00

CPC classification number: B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  B81B3/0021 ,  B81B7/0077 ,  B81C1/00158 ,  G10K9/12 ,  G10K11/18 ,  B81B2203/0127 ,  B81B2203/0315 ,  B81B2207/015 ,  B81C2201/013 ,  B81C2203/0118 ,  B81C2203/0735 ,  B81C2203/0771

Abstract: CMOS Ultrasonic Transducers and processes for making such devices are described. The processes may include forming cavities on a first wafer and bonding the first wafer to a second wafer. The second wafer may be processed to form a membrane for the cavities. Electrical access to the cavities may be provided.

公开(公告)号：US11766696B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US16784186

申请日：2020-02-06

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Lingyun Miao ,  Jianwei Liu ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg

IPC: B06B1/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  H10N30/06

CPC classification number: B06B1/0292 ,  H10N30/06 ,  B81B2201/0271 ,  B81B2203/0315 ,  B81B2203/04 ,  B81C2201/0101 ,  B81C2201/013 ,  B81C2201/0147 ,  B81C2201/0174 ,  B81C2203/0714

Abstract: A method of forming an ultrasonic transducer device includes forming a patterned metal electrode layer over a substrate, the patterned metal electrode layer comprising a lower layer and an upper layer formed on the lower layer; forming an insulation layer over the patterned metal electrode layer; and planarizing the insulation layer to the upper layer of the patterned metal electrode layer, wherein the upper layer comprises a electrically conductive material that serves as a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) stop layer that has CMP selectivity with respect to the insulation layer and the lower layer, and wherein the upper layer has a CMP removal rate slower than that of the insulation layer.

公开(公告)号：US11672179B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16666238

申请日：2019-10-28

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Susan A. Alie ,  Jaime Scott Zahorian ,  Paul Francis Cristman ,  Keith G. Fife

IPC: B23P19/00 ,  H05K13/04 ,  H01L41/27 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/047 ,  H05K3/36

CPC classification number: H01L41/27 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/047 ,  H05K3/361 ,  H05K2201/10977 ,  H05K2203/0726

Abstract: An ultrasound-on-a-chip device has an ultrasonic transducer substrate with plurality of transducer cells, and an electrical substrate. For each transducer cell, one or more conductive bond connections are disposed between the ultrasonic transducer substrate and the electrical substrate. Examples of electrical substrates include CMOS chips, integrated circuits including analog circuits, interposers and printed circuit boards.

公开(公告)号：US20230089630A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17891027

申请日：2022-08-18

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Susan A. Alie ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty ,  Jaime Scott Zahorian ,  Paul Francis Cristman ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Keith G. Fife

IPC: A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/00 ,  B06B1/02

Abstract: A universal ultrasound device having an ultrasound probe includes a semiconductor die; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers integrated on the semiconductor die, the plurality of ultrasonic transducers configured to operate a first mode associated with a first frequency range and a second mode associated with a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range is at least partially non-overlapping with the second frequency range; and control circuitry configured to: control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate and/or detect ultrasound signals having frequencies in the first frequency range, in response to receiving an indication to operate the ultrasound probe in the first mode; and control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate and/or detect ultrasound signals having frequencies in the second frequency range, in response to receiving an indication to operate the ultrasound probe in the second mode.

公开(公告)号：US11564657B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17330343

申请日：2021-05-25

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew de Jonge ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Elgena ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Karl Thiele ,  Abraham Neben

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V40/60 ,  A61B8/06 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T19/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.

公开(公告)号：US11501562B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US16859124

申请日：2020-04-27

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Tyler S. Ralston ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Jianwei Liu

IPC: G06V40/16 ,  A61B5/1171 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S7/539

Abstract: An electronic face-identification device, which performs face scanning with ultrasonic waves, includes a housing and an ultrasound device disposed within the housing. The ultrasound device may be configured to transmit ultrasonic waves through air to a face and scan the face with the ultrasonic waves, to receive reflected waves through the air corresponding to reflections of the ultrasonic waves from the face, and to perform a recognition process for the face based on reflections of the ultrasonic waves from the face. The ultrasound device may include a plurality of ultrasound transducers, and electronic circuitry configured to transmit signals to the ultrasound transducers and receive signals from the ultrasound transducers. The face-identification device may be incorporated into various electronic equipment, such as hand-held equipment in the form of smartphones and tablet computers, as well as in larger scale installations at airports, workplace entryways, and the like.

公开(公告)号：US20220354459A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17874180

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Susan A. Alie ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty ,  James Scott Zahorian ,  Paul Francis Cristman ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Keith G. Fife

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/12 ,  B06B1/06

Abstract: A system comprising a multi-modal ultrasound probe configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes associated with a respective plurality of configuration profiles; and a computing device coupled to the handheld multi-modal ultrasound probe and configured to, in response to receiving input indicating an operating mode selected by a user, cause the multi-modal ultrasound probe to operate in the selected operating mode.

公开(公告)号：US11311274B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US15631819

申请日：2017-06-23

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Susan A. Alie ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty ,  Jaime Scott Zahorian ,  Paul Francis Cristman ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Keith G. Fife ,  David Elgena

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/12 ,  B06B1/06

Abstract: A system comprising a multi-modal ultrasound probe configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes associated with a respective plurality of configuration profiles; and a computing device coupled to the handheld multi-modal ultrasound probe and configured to, in response to receiving input indicating an operating mode selected by a user, cause the multi-modal ultrasound probe to operate in the selected operating mode.

公开(公告)号：US11185307B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16889944

申请日：2020-06-02

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew de Jonge ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Elgena ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Karl Thiele ,  Abraham Neben

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/46 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/06 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T19/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06K9/66 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.

公开(公告)号：US11914079B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17890099

申请日：2022-08-17

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Andrew J. Casper

IPC: G01S7/52 ,  B06B1/06 ,  G10K11/34 ,  H03K5/13 ,  B06B1/02 ,  H03K5/00

CPC classification number: G01S7/52019 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  B06B1/0607 ,  G01S7/52017 ,  G10K11/346 ,  H03K5/13 ,  G01S7/5202 ,  H03K2005/00019

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound device circuitry as may form part of a single substrate ultrasound device having integrated ultrasonic transducers. The ultrasound device circuitry may facilitate the generation of ultrasound waveforms in a manner that is power- and data-efficient.