Patents by Inventor Brian C. Lentle

Brian C. Lentle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Diagnosis of osteoporosis using acoustic emissions
    Patent number: 6024711
    Abstract: Osteoporosis may be detected in-vivo by applying an acoustic sensor in contact with the skin of the patient while subjecting the patient to stress, for example, by lifting light weights and measuring the acoustic emissions sensed by the acoustic sensor to provide an indication of the degree of osteoporosis damage incurred by the bones of the patient being diagnosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Brian C. Lentle, John E. Aldrich, Ainul Akhtar