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公开(公告)号：US20240069181A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-29
申请号：US18503416
申请日：2023-11-07
Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.
Inventor： Nevada J. Sanchez , Liewei Bao , Tyler S. Ralston
CPC classification number: G01S7/52025 , A61B8/4477 , A61B8/4494 , G01S7/52034 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/8915
Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein related to controlling, using control circuitry, modulation circuitry to modulate and delay first ultrasound data generated by first ultrasound transducers positioned at a first azimuthal position of an ultrasound transducer array of an ultrasound device and second ultrasound data generated by second ultrasound transducers positioned at a second azimuthal position of the ultrasound transducer array of the ultrasound device, such that the first ultrasound data is delayed by a first delay amount and the second ultrasound data is delayed by a second delay amount that is different from the first delay amount. The first and second ultrasound data received from the modulation circuitry may be filtered and summed. The ultrasound transducer array, the control circuitry, the modulation circuitry, the filtering circuitry, and the summing circuitry may be integrated onto a semiconductor chip or one or more semiconductor chips packaged together.
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公开(公告)号：US11857368B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-02
申请号：US18104063
申请日：2023-01-31
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
CPC classification number: A61B8/4477 , A61B8/0883 , A61B8/0891 , A61B8/12 , A61B8/4236 , A61B8/4427 , A61B8/4444 , A61B8/4472 , A61B8/4494 , A61B8/465 , A61B8/467 , A61B8/483 , A61B8/485 , A61B8/488 , A61B8/5207 , A61B8/54 , A61B8/56 , B06B1/0292 , B06B1/0622
Abstract: A processing device is coupled to a single ultrasound device having a single array of capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs). The processing device generates a graphical user interface (GUI) having user selectable GUI menu options corresponding to respective ultrasound operating modes for the single ultrasound device having the single ultrasound transducer array. The user-selectable GUI menu options include GUI menu options labeled as representing an ultrasound operating mode for musculoskeletal imaging, breast imaging, carotid imaging, vascular imaging, and abdominal imaging, respectively. The processing device further receives, via the GUI, user input indicating selection of one of the ultrasound operating modes, and in response to receiving the user input, provides an indication to the single ultrasound device having the single array of CMUTs to operate in the selected ultrasound operating mode.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20220079565A1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-17
申请号：US17483728
申请日：2021-09-23
Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.
Inventor： Liewei Bao , Kailiang Chen , Tyler S. Ralston , Nevada J. Sanchez
Abstract: Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multi-level pulser is described, which can support time-domain and spatial apodization. The multi-level pulser may be controlled through a software-defined waveform generator. In response to the execution of a computer code, the waveform generator may access master segments from a memory, and generate a stream of packets directed to pulsing circuits. The stream of packets may be serialized. A plurality of decoding circuits may modulate the streams of packets to obtain spatial apodization.
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公开(公告)号：US11275161B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-15
申请号：US16178871
申请日：2018-11-02
Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.
Inventor： Kailiang Chen , Keith G. Fife , Tyler S. Ralston , Nevada J. Sanchez , Andrew J. Casper
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for implementing a coding scheme on ultrasound signals received by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The coding, and subsequent decoding, may allow for multiple ultrasonic transducers to be operated in a receive mode simultaneously while still differentiating the contribution of the individual ultrasonic transducers. Improved signal characteristics may result, including improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
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公开(公告)号：US20240044846A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-08
申请号：US18382368
申请日：2023-10-20
Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.
Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg , Susan A. Alie , Keith G. Fife , Nevada J. Sanchez , Tyler S. Ralston
CPC classification number: G01N29/2406 , B81C1/00238 , B06B1/0292 , A61B8/4483 , B81B7/007 , B81C1/00301 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/146 , H01L2924/1461 , H01L2224/4813 , B81C2203/0792 , B81C2201/019 , B81B2201/0271 , B81C2203/036
Abstract: An ultrasound device includes: ultrasonic transducer cavities; a membrane comprising a silicon layer that seals the ultrasonic transducer cavities; electrode regions configured to control vibration of the membrane; and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) substrate including integrated circuitry that is electrically coupled to the electrode regions. The ultrasonic transducer cavities are disposed between the membrane and the integrated circuitry along a vertical direction of the ultrasound device.
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