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(11) EP 4 472 517 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
11.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/50

(21) Application number: 22925161.6

(22) Date of filing: 02.02.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 8/00; A61B 8/13; G01S 15/8915; G01S 15/8977; A61B 8/5207; G01S 15/8979; A61B 8/5253; G01S 7/5208; G01S 7/52026; G01S 7/52046; G01S 7/52038; G01S 15/8952
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2022/014906
(87) International publication number:
WO 2023/149872 (10.08.2023 Gazette 2023/32)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(71) Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SRINIVASAN, Seshadri
    Fremont, California 94555 (US)
  • ZHANG, Ruiying
    San Jose, California 95129 (US)

(74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte 
Am Brauhaus 8
01099 Dresden
01099 Dresden (DE)

   


(54) APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO COMPOUND SIGNALS OF RESPECTIVE RECEIVED ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES TO GENERATE AN OUTPUT ULTRASONIC IMAGE