Innovation, Patented
Sonic ConceptsTM has been designing innovative ultrasound solutions for the world’s complex problems for nearly 40 years. Every day, researchers and organizations around the world use our best-in-class customizable products and turnkey ultrasonic and imaging solutions to make breakthroughs and solve complex problems. This commitment drives us to develop and acquire new technologies that enable our company to continue to better our products.
As permitted under the United States Patent Laws1, this site provides patent information for select Sonic Concepts, Inc. products. Not all Sonic Concepts, Inc. products are included. Other Sonic Concepts products that are not listed here may be protected by one or more patents.
1United States Patent Laws, 35 U.S.C. § 287(a), states “Patentees, and persons making, offering for sale, or selling within the United States any patented article for or under them, or importing any patented article into the United States, may give notice to the public that the same is patented, either by fixing thereon the word “patent” or the abbreviation “pat.”, together with the number of the patent, or by fixing thereon the word “patent” or the abbreviation “pat.” together with an address of a posting on the Internet, accessible to the public without charge for accessing the address, that associates the patented article with the number of the patent, or when, from the character of the article, this cannot be done, by fixing to it, or to the package wherein one or more of them is contained, a label containing a like notice. In the event of failure so to mark, no damages shall be recovered by the patentee in any action for infringement, except on proof that the infringer was notified of the infringement and continued to infringe thereafter, in which event damages may be recovered only for infringement occurring after such notice. Filing of an action for infringement shall constitute such notice.”
ISSUED US PATENTS
U.S. Patent 9,943,675, issued April 17, 2018, Ultrasonic catheter power control, George Keilman, Douglas R. Hansmann, Azita Soltani, Richard R. Wilson (Owned by Ekos Corporation, a BTG company)
U.S. Patent 7,722,539, issued May 25, 2010, Treatment of unwanted tissue by the selective destruction of vasculature providing nutrients to the tissue, Stephen J. Carter, Shahram Vaezy, Roy W. Martin, George Keilman, Lawrence A. Crum
U.S. Patent 7,220,239, issued May 22, 2007, Catheter with multiple ultrasound radiating members, Richard R. Wilson, Robert L. Wilcox, Curtis Genstler, Tim Abrahamson, Wm. Gerrit Barrere, Amy Cohen, George Keilman, Leonard R. Oliver, Leonard R., Natalya Peskin (Owned by Ekos Corporation, a BTG company)
U.S. Patent 6,776,763, issued August 17, 2004, Ultrasonic transducer array and method of manufacturing the same, Elvin L. Nix, George W. Keilman, Robert J. Dickinson
U.S. Patent 6,749,406, issued June 15, 2004, Ultrasonic pump with non-planar transducer for generating focused longitudinal waves and pumping methods, George Keilman
U.S. Patent 6,716,184, issued April 6, 2004, Ultrasound therapy head configured to couple to an ultrasound imaging probe to facilitate contemporaneous imaging using low intensity ultrasound and treatment using high intensity focused ultrasound, Shahram Vaezy, Roy W. Martin, Stephen J. Carter, Stephen George W. Keilman, George W. , Victor Y. Fujimoto, Victor Y., Lawrence A. Crum
U.S. Patent 6,585,763, issued July 1, 2003, Implantable therapeutic device and method, George W. Keilman, George E. Cimochowski
U.S. Patent 6,425,867, issued July 30, 2002, Noise-free real time ultrasonic imaging of a treatment site undergoing high intensity focused ultrasound therapy, Shahram Vaezy, Roy W. Martin, Stephen J. Carter, George W. Keilman, Victor Y. Fujimoto, Lawrence A. Crum
U.S. Patent 6,398,734, issued June 4, 2002, Ultrasonic sensors for monitoring the condition of flow through a cardiac valve, George E. Cimochowski, George W. Keilman
U.S. Patent 5,967,989, issued October 19, 1999, Ultrasonic sensors for monitoring the condition of a vascular graft, George E. Cimochowski, George W. Keilman
U.S. Patent 5,967,986, issued October 19, 1999, Endoluminal implant with fluid flow sensing capability, George E. Cimochowski, George W. Keilman
U.S. Patent 5,271,406, issued December 21, 1993, Low-profile ultrasonic transducer incorporating static beam steering, Dipankar Ganguly, George W. Keilman
U.S. Patent 4,936,303, issued June 26, 1990, Ultrasonic heating apparatus and method, Sheldon P. Detwiler, George W. Keilman, Robert F. McConaghy
U.S. Patent 4,475,376, issued October 9, 1984, Apparatus for testing ultrasonic transducers, George W. Keilman
PENDING US PATENTS
U.S. Patent Application 2009000585, issued January 1, 2009, Endoluminal implant with therapeutic and diagnostic capability , George W. Keilman, George E. Cimochowski
U.S. Patent Application 20030018255, filed January 23, 2003, Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound, Roy Martin, Lawrence Crum, Shahram Vaezy, Stephen Carter, W. Helton, Michael Gaps, Peter Kaczkowski, Andrew Proctor, George Keilman
U.S. Patent Application 20040049148, filed December 3, 2002, Small vessel ultrasound catheter, Oscar Rodriguez, Curtis Genstler, Tim Abrahamson, Wm. Gerrit Barrere, Frederick J. Bennett, George Keilman, Richard R. Wilson, Perry Todd Thompson (Owned by Ekos Corporation, a BTG company)
Virtual Patent Marking Notice by Sonic Concepts
The following products are protected by patents in the U.S. for Sonic Concepts, Inc. This website is provided to satisfy the virtual patent marking provisions of various jurisdictions including the virtual patent marking provisions of the America Invents Act and provide notice under 35 U.S.C. §287(a). The following list of products and patents may not be all inclusive. For example, some products listed here may be covered by patents in the United States and elsewhere that are not listed, and other products not listed here may be protected by one or more patents in the United States and elsewhere. The following list of products may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents and may be sold individually or as part of a combination product.
If you have any questions about this list, please contact Sonic Concepts at
+1 (425) 485-2564 or info@sonicconcepts.com
Technology and patent alignment.
| Technology | Products | Patents/Publications |
|---|---|---|
| Methods & Devices for Modulating Cellular Activity Using Ultrasound | NeuroFUS® | CA2779842 Canada |
| Methods & Devices for Modulating Cellular Activity Using Ultrasound | NeuroFUS® | FR2496307 France |
| Methods & Devices for Modulating Cellular Activity Using Ultrasound | NeuroFUS® | DE2496307 Germany |
| Methods & Devices for Modulating Cellular Activity Using Ultrasound | NeuroFUS® | US11707636B2 USA |
| Methods & Devices for Modulating Cellular Activity Using Ultrasound | NeuroFUS® | US8591419B2 USA |
| Methods & Devices for Modulating Cellular Activity Using Ultrasound | NeuroFUS® | GB2496037 United Kingdom |
| Methods & Devices for Modulation Brain Activity | NeuroFUS® | US2022006266A1 USA |
| Ultrasound Modulation of Brain Activity | NeuroFUS® | US12544598B2 USA |
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