US Patent Issued to KONINKLIJKE PHILPS on July 7 for "System and method for robust flow measurements in vessels" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,840, issued on July 7, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"System and method for robust flow measurements in vessels" was invented by Maarten Petrus Joseph Kuenen (Veldhoven, Netherlands), Brian Brand Antonius Johannes Bloemendal (Helenaveen, Netherlands) and Arjen Van Der Horst (Tilburg, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a system and a method for calculating flow parameter based on a plurality of ultrasound reflections received from a plurality of distances along the vessel. A first flow parameter at a first location and a second flow parameter at a second location is cal...