Patents by Inventor Daniel Frank Gochberg

Daniel Frank Gochberg 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).

  • System and method for determining mechanical properties of bone structures
    Patent number: 8923948
    Abstract: Systems and methods for characterizing bone structures are provided for characterizing bone structures. In the system and method, one or more 1H NMR or MRI signals associated with a bone structure are obtained. Thereafter one or more signal parameters are computed from the obtained signals, where each of the signal parameters comprising at least one of a relaxation rate constant or a corresponding signal amplitude associated with a component of the obtained signals defined by a T2 value or a range of T2 values. Finally, the mechanical properties or fracture risk for the bone structure are determined based on the computed signal parameters and stored correlation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Mark Does, Robert Adam Horch, Jeffrey S. Nyman, Daniel Frank Gochberg
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BONE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20120029340
    Abstract: Systems and methods for characterizing bone structures are provided for characterizing bone structures. In the system and method, one or more 1H NMR or MRI signals associated with a bone structure are obtained. Thereafter one or more signal parameters are computed from the obtained signals, where each of the signal parameters comprising at least one of a relaxation rate constant or a corresponding signal amplitude associated with a component of the obtained signals defined by a T2 value or a range of T2 values. Finally, the mechanical properties or fracture risk for the bone structure are determined based on the computed signal parameters and stored correlation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Mark Does, Robert Adam Horch, Jeffrey S. Nyman, Daniel Frank Gochberg