Patents by Inventor Eros S. Chaves

Eros S. Chaves 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).

  • 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
  • Non-Invasive Ultrasonic Gingival Tissue Diagnosis
    Publication number: 20130029293
    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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: West Virginia University Research Corporation WVU Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Osama M. Mukdadi, Ahmed M. Mahmoud, Eros S. Chaves, Richard Crout