ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,107, issued on March 25, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Ultrasound transducer probe based analog to digital conversion for continuous wave doppler, and associated devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Bernard Joseph Savord (Andover, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasound system includes a transducer array configured to generate analog ultrasound signals. The system includes one or more analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) in communication with the transducer array. The ADCs is configured to convert the analog ultrasound signals to digital ultrasound signals. The system include...