
Thomas A. Hollweg
Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 5747, Phone: (571)270-1739 , Office: P/2883 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2879 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2879, 2874, 2883 |
| Total Applications | 532 |
| Issued Applications | 272 |
| Pending Applications | 34 |
| Abandoned Applications | 233 |
Applications
| Application number | Title of the application | Filing Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Array
(
[id] => 19578596
[patent_doc_number] => 12144677
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2024-11-19
[patent_title] => Synthetic aperture image reconstruction system in a patient interface module (PIM)
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/580991
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-09-24
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11
[patent_figures_cnt] => 11
[patent_no_of_words] => 8524
[patent_no_of_claims] => 24
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1
[patent_words_short_claim] => 305
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16580991
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/580991 | Synthetic aperture image reconstruction system in a patient interface module (PIM) | Sep 23, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 15677553
[patent_doc_number] => 20200093440
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-03-26
[patent_title] => BREAST SECUREMENT DEVICES
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/577643
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-09-20
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 7142
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 50
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16577643
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/577643 | Breast securement devices | Sep 19, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16204354
[patent_doc_number] => 20200237344
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-30
[patent_title] => ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/564590
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-09-09
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 8340
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18
[patent_words_short_claim] => 87
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16564590
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/564590 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | Sep 8, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 15265135
[patent_doc_number] => 20190381301
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-19
[patent_title] => TARGETED DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS USING THERMALLY STIMULATED LARGE INCREASE OF PERFUSION BY HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/556309
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-08-30
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 12439
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -27
[patent_words_short_claim] => 112
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16556309
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/556309 | TARGETED DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS USING THERMALLY STIMULATED LARGE INCREASE OF PERFUSION BY HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND | Aug 29, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 15405763
[patent_doc_number] => 20200023203
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-01-23
[patent_title] => FEATURE TRACKING USING ULTRASOUND
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/557006
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-08-30
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 6904
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -19
[patent_words_short_claim] => 189
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16557006
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/557006 | FEATURE TRACKING USING ULTRASOUND | Aug 29, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 15524217
[patent_doc_number] => 20200054414
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-02-20
[patent_title] => ADJUSTABLE HEADPIECE WITH ANATOMICAL MARKERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/552929
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-08-27
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 8954
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18
[patent_words_short_claim] => 87
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16552929
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/552929 | ADJUSTABLE HEADPIECE WITH ANATOMICAL MARKERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Aug 26, 2019 | Pending |
Array
(
[id] => 17226695
[patent_doc_number] => 20210353251
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-11-18
[patent_title] => TRANSLATING ENSEMBLE ULTRASONIC IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/269551
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-08-23
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 9680
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18
[patent_words_short_claim] => 116
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17269551
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/269551 | TRANSLATING ENSEMBLE ULTRASONIC IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Aug 22, 2019 | Pending |
Array
(
[id] => 16898458
[patent_doc_number] => 20210177374
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-06-17
[patent_title] => BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/269295
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-08-13
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 7508
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18
[patent_words_short_claim] => 88
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17269295
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/269295 | BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT | Aug 12, 2019 | Pending |
Array
(
[id] => 20547802
[patent_doc_number] => 12558576
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2026-02-24
[patent_title] => System for nerve modulation and innocuous thermal gradient nerve block
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/524303
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-07-29
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4
[patent_figures_cnt] => 4
[patent_no_of_words] => 1191
[patent_no_of_claims] => 12
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3
[patent_words_short_claim] => 183
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16524303
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/524303 | System for nerve modulation and innocuous thermal gradient nerve block | Jul 28, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 17055608
[patent_doc_number] => 20210265042
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-08-26
[patent_title] => ULTRASOUND IMAGING BY DEEP LEARNING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/261608
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-07-19
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 8556
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -23
[patent_words_short_claim] => 49
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17261608
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/261608 | Ultrasound imaging by deep learning and associated devices, systems, and methods | Jul 18, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 17256251
[patent_doc_number] => 20210369236
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-12-02
[patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING TRANSVALVULAR PRESSURE QUANTIFICATION
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/256346
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-06-28
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 6538
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -12
[patent_words_short_claim] => 20
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17256346
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/256346 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING TRANSVALVULAR PRESSURE QUANTIFICATION | Jun 27, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 17798692
[patent_doc_number] => 11412951
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2022-08-16
[patent_title] => Systems and methods for navigation and simulation of minimally invasive therapy
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/449265
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-06-21
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20
[patent_figures_cnt] => 23
[patent_no_of_words] => 10075
[patent_no_of_claims] => 17
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2
[patent_words_short_claim] => 717
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16449265
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/449265 | Systems and methods for navigation and simulation of minimally invasive therapy | Jun 20, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 19939046
[patent_doc_number] => 12311160
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => B2
[patent_issue_date] => 2025-05-27
[patent_title] => Method and system for determining the speed of sound in a fluid in the region of a cardiac support system
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 15/734322
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-06-06
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5
[patent_figures_cnt] => 10
[patent_no_of_words] => 1922
[patent_no_of_claims] => 18
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3
[patent_words_short_claim] => 108
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15734322
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 15/734322 | Method and system for determining the speed of sound in a fluid in the region of a cardiac support system | Jun 5, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 14864169
[patent_doc_number] => 20190282326
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2019-09-19
[patent_title] => CONNECTOR FOR SECURING ULTRASOUND CATHETER TO TRANSDUCER
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/430580
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-06-04
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 3590
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13
[patent_words_short_claim] => 2
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16430580
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/430580 | Connector for securing ultrasound catheter to transducer | Jun 3, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 16913359
[patent_doc_number] => 20210186451
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-06-24
[patent_title] => TEMPORALLY GATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/057125
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-05-28
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 7868
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11
[patent_words_short_claim] => 2
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17057125
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/057125 | TEMPORALLY GATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING | May 27, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 16961072
[patent_doc_number] => 20210212571
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2021-07-15
[patent_title] => INTRAVASCULAR PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 17/055260
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-05-16
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 8035
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 50
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17055260
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 17/055260 | INTRAVASCULAR PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | May 15, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 14742713
[patent_doc_number] => 20190254530
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-22
[patent_title] => IMAGING TECHNIQUES USING AN IMAGING GUIDEWIRE
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/400622
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-05-01
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 11858
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17
[patent_words_short_claim] => 2
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16400622
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/400622 | Imaging techniques using an imaging guidewire | Apr 30, 2019 | Issued |
Array
(
[id] => 14742929
[patent_doc_number] => 20190254638
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2019-08-22
[patent_title] => INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/398959
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-04-30
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 13507
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9
[patent_words_short_claim] => 22
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16398959
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/398959 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | Apr 29, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 15764839
[patent_doc_number] => 20200113437
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2020-04-16
[patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODALITY IMAGING
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/392063
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-04-23
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 6715
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16
[patent_words_short_claim] => 128
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16392063
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/392063 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODALITY IMAGING | Apr 22, 2019 | Abandoned |
Array
(
[id] => 15034625
[patent_doc_number] => 20190328317
[patent_country] => US
[patent_kind] => A1
[patent_issue_date] => 2019-10-31
[patent_title] => ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND PUNCTURE ASSISTING METHOD
[patent_app_type] => utility
[patent_app_number] => 16/392102
[patent_app_country] => US
[patent_app_date] => 2019-04-23
[patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00
[patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0
[patent_figures_cnt] => 0
[patent_no_of_words] => 10181
[patent_no_of_claims] => 0
[patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14
[patent_words_short_claim] => 76
[patent_maintenance] => 1
[patent_no_of_assignments] => 0
[patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication
[pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16392102
[rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>) 16/392102 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND PUNCTURE ASSISTING METHOD | Apr 22, 2019 | Abandoned |