Patents by Inventor J. Wallace Grant

J. Wallace Grant 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).

  • Patent number: 4667678
    Abstract: A arterial blood velocity-to-volume flow rate converter, including a pair of function generators a computer, and a multiplier, is incorporated within a system to objectively measure by non-invasive means the blood volume flow rate to the head of an occupant in a rapidly accelerating vehicle, and take corrective measures to stabilize the vehicle when that flow falls below a preselected lower limit for a predetermined length of time. A conventional ultrasonic Doppler velocimeter determines the blood velocity, subsequently feeding a representative signal to pressure function generator. The output therefrom is then fed to a cross-sectional area signal generator which determines the time-varying area of the artery, a signal representing such being fed to the multiplier along with the velocity signal to compute the flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Richard J. Crosbie, Joseph Colombo, J. Wallace Grant