Patent ID: 11914079
Assignee: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasound system, comprising:
a mobile device comprising a display unit;
an ultrasound imaging device in communication with the portable device and comprising:
a plurality of ultrasound transmission units comprising a first ultrasound transmission unit and a second ultrasound transmission unit; and
delay circuitry comprising:
a first group of chained delay units configured to produce a first plurality of signals each delayed by a different amount, and to output one of the first plurality of signals to be used for driving the first ultrasound transmission unit;
a second group of chained delay units configured to produce a second plurality of signals each delayed by a different amount, and to output one of the second plurality of signals to be used for driving the second ultrasound transmission unit;
wherein the first and second groups of chained delay units are interconnected such that:
the first group of chained delay units is configured to generate a first signal delayed by a first amount,
the first group of chained delay units is configured to output the first signal to the second group of chained delay units,
the second group of chained delay units is configured to receive the first signal from the first group of chained delay units, and
the second group of chained delay units is configured to generate a second signal by delaying the first signal by a second amount.