Patents by Inventor Anne B. Loucks

Anne B. Loucks 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).

  • Methods for establishing the stiffness of a bone using mechanical response tissue analysis
    Patent number: 11950878
    Abstract: Parametric model based computer implemented methods for determining the stiffness of a bone, systems for estimating h the stiffness of a bone in vivo, and methods for determining the stiffness of a bone. The computer implemented methods include determining a complex compliance frequency response function Y(f) and an associated complex stiffness frequency response function H(f) and independently fitting a parametric mathematical model to Y(f) and to H(f), and using a first measure of conformity and a second measure of conformity of the collected data to determine accuracy and repeatability of measurements. The systems include a device for measuring the stiffness of the bone in vivo and a data analyzer to determine a complex compliance frequency response function Y(f) and an associated complex stiffness frequency response function H(f).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ohio University
    Inventors: Lyn Bowman, Anne B. Loucks
  • METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING THE STIFFNESS OF A BONE USING MECHANICAL RESPONSE TISSUE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20210045636
    Abstract: Parametric model based computer implemented methods for determining the stiffness of a bone, systems for estimating h the stiffness of a bone in vivo, and methods for determining the stiffness of a bone. The computer implemented methods include determining a complex compliance frequency response function Y(f) and an associated complex stiffness frequency response function H(f) and independently fitting a parametric mathematical model to Y(f) and to H(f), and using a first measure of conformity and a second measure of conformity of the collected data to determine accuracy and repeatability of measurements. The systems include a device for measuring the stiffness of the bone in vivo and a data analyzer to determine a complex compliance frequency response function Y(f) and an associated complex stiffness frequency response function H(f).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Lyn Bowman, Anne B. Loucks