Patents Assigned to The United States of America National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)
  • Non-invasive ultrasonic gingival tissue diagnosis
    Patent number: 9039621
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for echoperiodontal imaging. In one embodiment, a system includes a transducer configured to transmit a series of ultrasonic signals at a plurality of corresponding locations along soft tissue of a jaw and receive a plurality of echo signals; and an imaging system controller configured to obtain a plurality of echo signal data of the soft tissue and a plurality of transducer positions, where each echo signal data corresponds to one of the plurality of transducer position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), NIH DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL INVENTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (DEITR)
    Inventors: Osama M. Mukdadi, Ahmed M. Mahmoud, Eros S. Chaves, Richard Crout
  • Compositions and methods for modulating hemostasis
    Patent number: 8999322
    Abstract: Novel thrombin/prothrombin protease/zymogen variants which have anticoagulation activity and methods of use thereof are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)
    Inventors: Sriram Krishnaswamy, Elsa P. Bianchini, Steven Orcutt