PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15862894
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["600", "459000"]

Abstract:
A matrix array probe including a transducer array and integrated circuitry coupled to the transducer elements dissipates heat generated by the array and integrated circuitry through the cover of the transducer probe. A pump in the probe connector pumps fluid through a closed loop system including inbound an outbound fluid conduits in the cable. The fluid conduits in the cable are separated by the cable electrical conductors for the probe. The heat transfer in the probe is done by a heat exchanger in the transducer backing block. Additional cooling may be provided by metal to metal contact with a chiller in the ultrasound system.

Claim (Index 1):
An ultrasonic transducer probe assembly comprising:\n an acoustic stack comprising array of transducer elements configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy; a thermally conductive backing block thermally and acoustically coupled to the acoustic stack and configured to reduce ultrasound energy received from the transducer elements, the thermally conductive backing block comprising a porous structure; a probe connector configured to connect the transducer probe to an ultrasound system; a cable connected between the probe case and the probe connector; and a fluid-based cooling system comprising:\n a fluid loop extending through the cable from the probe case to the probe connector; \n a pump, coupled to the fluid loop, which pumps fluid through the loop; and \n a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat generated by the acoustic stack by dissipation of the heat outside the closed fluid loop, wherein the heat exchanger comprises a fluid channel that is coupled to the fluid loop and is configured to allow fluid to pass through the porous structure of the thermally conductive backing block.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 35.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.91228
- Patent Class: 600.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14385783', '14386035', '13415377', '14003240', '14113384']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5069456961017074
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5604464542953277
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5122957719210695
- Mean Citation Score: 360.049038
- Max Citation Score: 456.0052
- Similarity Product: 407.2640168970108

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test