Patents by Inventor Edwin C. Mick

Edwin C. Mick 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 the measurement of intracranial pressure
    Patent number: 5117835
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for non-invasively measuring changes in intracranial pressure (ICP) in a patient's skull which allow trends in such pressure to diagnosed over time. A method performed, or an apparatus made in accordance with the instant invention comprises a generation of a predetermined vibration signal which is applied to a first location on a skull, detecting an output vibration from another location on the skull, storing data characteristic of the two signals, repeating the above-mentioned steps over time, and analyzing the data to diagnose changes in ICP over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Inventor: Edwin C. Mick
  • Method and apparatus for the measurement of intracranial pressure
    Patent number: 5074310
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for non-invasively measuring changes in intracranial pressure (ICP) in a patient's skull which allow trends in such pressure to diagnosed over time. A method performed, or an apparatus made in accordance with the instant invention comprises a generation of a predetermined vibration signal which is applied to a first location on a skull, detecting an output vibration from another location on the skull, storing data characteristic of the two signals, repeating the above-mentioned steps over time, and analyzing the data to diagnose changes in ICP over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Edwin C. Mick