METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING THE DETECTING AND TRACKING OF MOVING OBJECTS USING ULTRASOUND - Patent 2020921

(19)

(11)

EP 2 020 921 A1

(12)

(43)	Date of publication:
	11.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/07

(21)	Application number: 06851391.0

(22)	Date of filing: 08.05.2006

(51)

International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 8/00^(2006.01)

G01S 15/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2006/017654

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/013514 (31.01.2008 Gazette 2008/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

(71)	Applicant: Luna Innovations, Inc.
	Blacksburg, VA 24060 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LYNCH, John, Edward Williamsburg, VA 23185 (US) BLAKER, David, Mark Roanoke, VA 24018-4182 (US) COLATOSTI, David, J. Blacksburg, VA 24060 (US) MACK, Richard, Burton Troutville, VA 24175 (US)

(74)	Representative: O'Connell, David Christopher
	Haseltine Lake, Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING THE DETECTING AND TRACKING OF MOVING OBJECTS USING ULTRASOUND