ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,907, issued on April 22, was assigned to Sonivate Medical Inc. (Portland, Ore.).
"Support system for a portable ultrasound machine" was invented by James T. Hatlan (Portland, Ore.), Dan Tidwell (Portland, Ore.) and Bill McDonough (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support system for a portable ultrasound machine is disclosed. The example support system includes a carrier for an imaging display and a bracket for a beamformer. The bracket mechanically couples to the carrier in a plurality of positions depending on a desired use of an operator of the portable ultrasound machine."
The patent was filed on Aug. 14, 2023, unde...