Intelligent Ultrasonography System with Synergistic Combinations

Publication ID: 24-11857366_0008_PTD

Published: October 28, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Intelligent Ultrasonography System with Synergistic Combinations,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857366_0008_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857366_0008_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. 11,857,366.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An innovative ultrasonography system integrating AI, IoT, blockchain, and nanomaterials to enhance transmission and reception sensitivity, accuracy, and data management, providing a more powerful and efficient diagnostic tool.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent's ultrasonography system, although effective, had limitations in terms of transmission and reception sensitivity, data management, and integration with other medical devices. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by incorporating AI, IoT, blockchain, and nanomaterials to create a more robust and efficient system.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The intelligent ultrasonography system consists of an ultrasound transducer array, a cable with non-coaxial cables and an outer coat, and an AI-powered processor that corrects transmission and reception sensitivity based on static capacitance data and sensitivity data. The system can be integrated with IoT-enabled medical devices to receive feedback and adjust transmission and reception sensitivity. Additionally, a blockchain-based data storage module securely stores and manages ultrasonography data. The system can also utilize machine learning to enhance accuracy and employ nanomaterial-based coatings on the ultrasound transducers to enhance their sensitivity and resolution.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce a synergistic combination of AI, IoT, blockchain, and nanomaterials, which provides a non-obvious improvement over the original patent's ultrasonography system. The integration of these distinct technologies enables a more powerful and efficient diagnostic tool.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include the use of different AI algorithms, various IoT-enabled medical devices, or alternative blockchain-based data storage modules. Additionally, the system could be adapted for use in different medical specialties or with various types of ultrasound transducers.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The intelligent ultrasonography system has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in hospitals, clinics, and research institutions. The system's enhanced accuracy, efficiency, and data management capabilities make it an attractive solution for medical professionals.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
A	A61	A61B8/445
A	A61	A61B8/12
A	A61	A61B8/4488
A	A61	A61B8/56

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Medical imaging technologies, specifically ultrasound systems and signal processing techniques for diagnostic medical imaging, requiring advanced knowledge of electrical engineering, signal processing, medical instrumentation, and sensor technologies

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with a graduate degree in electrical engineering or biomedical engineering, expertise in ultrasound transducer design, signal processing algorithms, and medical diagnostic technologies, with 3-5 years of practical experience in medical imaging system development

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that integrating emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain into existing ultrasound system architectures represents a predictable evolution of medical diagnostic technologies. The fundamental signal processing and transducer array principles from the source patent provide a clear technical foundation for incremental technological enhancements. The proposed variations represent logical extensions of known techniques in medical imaging and signal processing technologies.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Ultrasound transducer array with signal wire sensitivity correction

PTD Variation

AI-powered processor for dynamic sensitivity correction using machine learning algorithms

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable application of machine learning to existing signal sensitivity correction techniques, representing an obvious technological improvement using known algorithmic approaches

Source Patent Element

Static capacitance-based transducer sensitivity management

PTD Variation

Nanomaterial-enhanced transducer coatings to improve sensitivity and resolution

Obviousness Reasoning

Routine materials engineering approach to enhancing sensor performance using known nanomaterial technologies, representing a standard design optimization strategy

Source Patent Element

Signal transmission and reception sensitivity correction

PTD Variation

IoT-enabled feedback mechanism for real-time sensitivity adjustment

Obviousness Reasoning

Straightforward integration of networked sensor technologies with existing signal processing systems, representing a predictable technological convergence

Source Patent Element

Ultrasound system with signal processing capabilities

PTD Variation

Blockchain-based secure data management and storage module

Obviousness Reasoning

Obvious application of contemporary data security technologies to medical imaging systems, representing a standard approach to enhancing data protection and management

Source Patent Element

Transducer array with non-coaxial cable configuration

PTD Variation

Advanced cable design incorporating IoT and AI communication interfaces

Obviousness Reasoning

Routine system integration approach extending existing cable architectures with contemporary communication technologies, representing a predictable engineering solution

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103, the variations disclosed herein would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, as they represent predictable technological extensions of US Patent 11857366's fundamental ultrasound system architecture, combining known techniques in signal processing, machine learning, and medical imaging technologies to achieve foreseeable improvements in diagnostic system performance.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,857,366
Title	Ultrasonography system
Assignee(s)	FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.