Patents by Inventor Paul L. Penar

Paul L. Penar 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).

  • Whole-body mathematical model for simulating intracranial pressure dynamics
    Patent number: 7182602
    Abstract: A whole-body mathematical model (10) for simulating intracranial pressure dynamics. In one embodiment, model (10) includes 17 interacting compartments, of which nine lie entirely outside of intracranial vault (14). Compartments (F) and (T) are defined to distinguish ventricular from extraventricular CSF. The vasculature of the intracranial system within cranial vault (14) is also subdivided into five compartments (A, C, P, V, and S, respectively) representing the intracranial arteries, capillaries, choroid plexus, veins, and venous sinus. The body's extracranial systemic vasculature is divided into six compartments (I, J, O, Z, D, and X, respectively) representing the arteries, capillaries, and veins of the central body and the lower body. Compartments (G) and (B) include tissue and the associated interstitial fluid in the intracranial and lower regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: William D. Lakin, Paul L. Penar, Scott A. Stevens, Bruce I. Tranmer
  • Whole-body mathematical model for simulating intracranial pressure dynamics
    Publication number: 20040081949
    Abstract: A whole-body mathematical model (10) for simulating intracranial pressure dynamics. In one embodiment, model (10) includes 17 interacting compartments, of which nine lie entirely outside of intracranial vault (14). Compartments (F) and (T) are defined to distinguish ventricular from extraventricular CSF. The vasculature of the intracranial system within cranial vault (14) is also subdivided into five compartments (A, C, P, V, and S, respectively) representing the intracranial arteries, capillaries, choroid plexus, veins, and venous sinus. The body's extracranial systemic vasculature is divided into six compartments (I, J, O, Z, D, and X, respectively) representing the arteries, capillaries, and veins of the central body and the lower body. Compartments (G) and (B) include tissue and the associated interstitial fluid in the intracranial and lower regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: William D. Lakin, Paul L. Penar, Scott A. Stevens, Bruce I. Tranmer