Patents by Inventor Chris W. Townend

Chris W. Townend 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).

  • Method and apparatus for examining brain injury due to impact
    Patent number: 10145677
    Abstract: An impact test system includes a head model having a head exterior component; a skull component; a brain component; a fluid component; an interior cavity surface; and a translucent cover, wherein the head model is coupled with a mount, the brain component and fluid components are configured within the interior cavity, and wherein the translucent cover is configured over a portion of the brain component and fluid component. A mount is configured to a least partially restrain the head model. A camera is configured to take a plurality of images of the brain and the fluid components through the translucent cover when the head model is under an impact force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: Villanova University, The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Qianhong Wu, Kei-Peng Jen, Rungun Nathan, Chris W. Townend
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXAMINING BRAIN INJURY DUE TO IMPACT
    Publication number: 20170261416
    Abstract: An impact test system includes a head model having a head exterior component; a skull component; a brain component; a fluid component; an interior cavity surface; and a translucent cover, wherein the head model is coupled with a mount, the brain component and fluid components are configured within the interior cavity, and wherein the translucent cover is configured over a portion of the brain component and fluid component. A mount is configured to a least partially restrain the head model. A camera is configured to take a plurality of images of the brain and the fluid components through the translucent cover when the head model is under an impact force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Villanova University
    Inventors: Qianhong WU, Kei-Peng JEN, Rungun NATHAN, Chris W. Townend