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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Applicants:
Lawrence W. Kessler, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Thomas E. Adams, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Michael G. Oravecz, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence W. Kessler, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Thomas E. Adams, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Michael G. Oravecz, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sonoscan, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N029/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for enhancing information derived from acoustically inspected samples comprises deriving an acoustic image of a sample, and generating a visual superposition of one or more additional images. The additional images are selected from the group consisting of an optical image, a second acoustic image in a different sized field of view form said acoustic image, an infrared image, an X-ray image, and an electron beam image.