Licensable university IP

Local speed of sound estimation method for medical ultrasound

Local speed of sound estimation method for medical ultrasound is marketed for licensing by Stanford University (OTL). It is documented in US patent US 11,397,167. The current assignee of record is Leland Stanford Junior University. Google Patents reports its legal status as “Active” (an automated indicator, not a legal determination). Its expected expiration is 2040-12-08.

Patent picture

Field	Value	Reliability	Source
US patent	US 11,397,167	95%High	Google Patents
Patent title	Local speed of sound estimation method for medical ultrasound	90%High	Google Patents
Current assignee	Leland Stanford Junior University	80%Good	Google Patents
Original assignee	Leland Stanford Junior University	85%Good	Google Patents
Legal status	Active	70%Moderate	Google Patents
Filing date	2017-11-22	90%High	Google Patents
Priority date	2016-11-22	90%High	Google Patents
Publication date	2022-07-26	90%High	Google Patents
Expected expiration	2040-12-08	75%Moderate	Google Patents

Reliability of each field, at a glance:

High 90% and up
Good 80 to 89%
Moderate 70 to 79%

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Legal status is Google Patents' automated indicator, not a legal determination.

Joined to US 11,397,167 by its printed patent number (a deterministic match), then enriched from public Google Patents data. Fields are shown only where resolved against a public source; unresolved fields are omitted, never guessed.

Original listing

This technology is marketed for licensing by Stanford University (OTL). View the original listing.