Patents by Inventor F. William Mauldin

F. William Mauldin 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, apparatus, or systems for characterizing physical property in non-biomaterial or bio-material
    Patent number: 8548759
    Abstract: Techniques (e.g., system, apparatus, method, machine-readable medium) can be configured for characterizing a rheological or other structural physical property of a sample of a substance. In an example, this can include acoustically bidirectionally deforming the portion of the sample over a deformation range about a neutral-deformation locus within the deformation range, measuring a deformation response of at least a portion of the sample to the insonification, and characterizing the physical property of the sample using the measured response of at least a portion of the sample to the insonification, even in the presence of a flowing substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: University of Virginia Patent Foundation, HemoSonics, LLC
    Inventors: William F. Walker, Francesco Viola, F. William Mauldin
  • METHODS, APPARATUS, OR SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING PHYSICAL PROPERTY IN NON-BIOMATERIAL OR BIO-MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20110137588
    Abstract: Techniques (e.g., system, apparatus, method, machine-readable medium) can be configured for characterizing a rheological or other structural physical property of a sample of a substance. In an example, this can include acoustically bidirectionally deforming the portion of the sample over a deformation range about a neutral-deformation locus within the deformation range, measuring a deformation response of at least a portion of the sample to the insonification, and characterizing the physical property of the sample using the measured response of at least a portion of the sample to the insonification, even in the presence of a flowing substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: William F. Walker, Francesco Viola, F. William Mauldin