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Adaptable Ultrasound System for Diverse Industries

Publication ID: 24-11857363_0007_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:New Applications & Use Cases

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Adaptable Ultrasound System for Diverse Industries,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857363_0007_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857363_0007_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,363.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A portable, tablet-based ultrasound system with advanced beamforming and data analytics capabilities, applicable to various industries beyond medical imaging, including wildlife monitoring, water pollution detection, infrastructure inspection, crop health assessment, and product quality control.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent addressed the need for portable and user-friendly medical ultrasound imaging equipment. However, the limitations of this technology lie in its restricted application to the medical field. The new inventive concept overcomes this limitation by adapting the core technology to cater to diverse industries, thereby expanding its utility and impact.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The inventive concept comprises a portable tablet-based ultrasound system, featuring advanced beamforming and data analytics capabilities. This system can be configured to capture images of internal organs of animals in their natural habitats, scan water samples to detect anomalies, inspect infrastructure surfaces for defects, monitor crop health, and detect internal defects in manufactured products. The system's adaptability lies in its ability to accommodate various transducer arrays, processing circuits, and data analytics modules tailored to specific industries.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel applications and use cases that were not originally considered in the medical ultrasound imaging patent. The inventive step lies in the adaptation of the core technology to diverse industries, requiring significant modifications to the system's components, operation, and data analytics capabilities.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include handheld or wearable ultrasound devices, integration with IoT sensors, or the use of artificial intelligence for enhanced data analytics. Variations may involve customized transducer arrays, processing circuits, or data analytics modules for specific industries or applications.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has immense commercial potential, targeting industries such as environmental monitoring, infrastructure inspection, agriculture, and manufacturing quality control. The system's adaptability, portability, and advanced data analytics capabilities make it an attractive solution for various industries, with a significant market potential for growth and expansion.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A61 A61B8/4427
A A61 A61B8/0841
A A61 A61B8/0883
A A61 A61B8/0891
A A61 A61B8/4405
A A61 A61B8/4477
A A61 A61B8/4483
A A61 A61B8/461
A A61 A61B8/462
A A61 A61B8/463
A A61 A61B8/465
A A61 A61B8/467
A A61 A61B8/468
A A61 A61B8/469
A A61 A61B8/5207
A A61 A61B8/56
A A61 A61B8/565
G G01 G01S7/52019
G G01 G01S7/52023
G G01 G01S7/52074
G G01 G01S7/52082
G G01 G01S7/52084
G G01 G01S15/8925
G G06 G06F3/0488
G G06 G06F3/04883
G G16 G16H30/20
G G16 G16H30/40
G G16 G16H40/63
G G16 G16H40/67
H H01 H01L25/0657
A A61 A61B8/06
A A61 A61B8/08
A A61 A61B8/13
A A61 A61B8/4444
A A61 A61B8/54
G G01 G01S15/8979
H H01 H01L2224/32145
H H01 H01L2224/32245
H H01 H01L2224/48091
H H01 H01L2224/73265
H H01 H01L2225/0651
H H01 H01L2225/06575
H H01 H01L2924/181

Field of Art

Medical and industrial ultrasound imaging systems, encompassing transducer technology, signal processing, and portable computing platforms with expertise in signal acquisition, beamforming, and data analytics across medical, scientific, and industrial domains

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A technical professional with advanced engineering or biomedical background, proficient in ultrasound signal processing, familiar with tablet computing architectures, and capable of adapting imaging technologies across different application domains

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the fundamental ultrasound imaging principles disclosed in the source patent are readily adaptable to diverse industrial applications by modifying transducer configurations, processing algorithms, and data interpretation modules. The core technological framework of a portable tablet-based ultrasound system provides a versatile platform that can be systematically reconfigured for different sensing and imaging requirements. The variations presented in the PTD represent predictable extensions of existing ultrasound imaging technology by applying known signal processing and imaging techniques to alternative domains.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Tablet-based ultrasound imaging system with portable battery-powered configuration
PTD Variation
Adaptation of ultrasound system for wildlife population monitoring and internal animal imaging
Obviousness Reasoning
A PHOSITA would recognize that medical ultrasound transducer technologies are directly applicable to animal biology imaging, representing a straightforward technological transfer with minimal substantive modifications
Source Patent Element
Beamforming processing circuits within transducer probe housing
PTD Variation
Customized processing circuits for infrastructure defect detection and industrial quality control
Obviousness Reasoning
Signal processing techniques are universally applicable across domains, and a PHOSITA would understand that beamforming algorithms can be readily adapted to detect structural anomalies by adjusting filtering and interpretation parameters
Source Patent Element
Tablet display housing with integrated processing capabilities
PTD Variation
Integration of data analytics modules for tracking population trends, water pollution detection, and crop health monitoring
Obviousness Reasoning
The computational architecture of the source patent inherently supports modular data processing, making it obvious to a PHOSITA that analytics capabilities could be extended to different domain-specific interpretation algorithms
Source Patent Element
One-dimensional and two-dimensional transducer array configurations
PTD Variation
Specialized transducer arrays for scanning water samples, infrastructure surfaces, and manufactured products
Obviousness Reasoning
Transducer array design represents a known technique with predictable variations, and a PHOSITA would understand how to modify array geometries to suit specific scanning requirements
Source Patent Element
Portable ultrasound imaging system with cable-connected transducer probe
PTD Variation
Wireless and IoT-integrated ultrasound systems for remote monitoring and data collection
Obviousness Reasoning
Wireless communication and sensor integration are well-established technologies, and a PHOSITA would find it obvious to extend the portable ultrasound system's connectivity capabilities using standard engineering approaches
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857363, the present publication demonstrates that the claimed variations in ultrasound imaging system applications would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention. The disclosed technical variations represent predictable extensions of known ultrasound imaging principles, utilizing standard engineering techniques to adapt a fundamental technological framework across multiple industrial domains.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,363
TitleTablet ultrasound system
Assignee(s)Teratech Corporation