Patents by Inventor Randall Kinnick

Randall Kinnick 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).

  • System and method for measurement of shear wave speed from multi-directional wave fields
    Patent number: 9622711
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring material properties of a medium includes producing a multi-directional wave field in the medium and detecting, with a detection system capable of detecting wave fields propagating in a medium, the multi-directional wave field in at least two spatial dimensions over at least one time instance. The system and method also include determining a lowest wave speed, calculating at least one of wave speed and material properties of the medium, and generating a report indicating the at least one of wave speed and material properties of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Heng Zhao, Pengfei Song, Matthew W. Urban, Randall Kinnick, Armando Manduca, James F. Greenleaf, Shigao Chen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF SHEAR WAVE SPEED FROM MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WAVE FIELDS
    Publication number: 20160262706
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring material properties of a medium includes producing a multi-directional wave field in the medium and detecting, with a detection system capable of detecting wave fields propagating in a medium, the multi-directional wave field in at least two spatial dimensions over at least one time instance. The system and method also include determining a lowest wave speed, calculating at least one of wave speed and material properties of the medium, and generating a report indicating the at least one of wave speed and material properties of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Heng Zhao, Pengfei song, Matthew W. urban, Randall Kinnick, Armando Manduca, James F. Greenleaf, Shigao Chen
  • Sonic activation of strain sensitive cells
    Publication number: 20060236747
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for stimulating the growth of chondrocytes as part of a bone healing process includes a loudspeaker that applies audio frequency acoustic energy to the cells. A 1 kHz square wave at a 20 percent duty cycle is used and it is applied for a period of 20 minutes on each of a series of consecutive day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: James Greenleaf, Mark Bolander, Heather Argadine, Randall Kinnick