Patents by Inventor Sidney B. Lang

Sidney B. Lang 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).

  • Instrument for viscoelastic measurement
    Patent number: 4250894
    Abstract: An instrument for viscoelastic measurement, particularly for breast palpation, uses a plurality of spaced elongated electret strips which are pressed into the body being examined by a pressure member which applies a given periodic or steady stress to the tissue beneath the electret strips. Electronic measuring means then interrogates the output voltage of each of the strips in turn and the output of each strip is displayed to produce a display characteristic which will show the presence of an inclusion in the breast tissue being examined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Assignee: Yeda Research & Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ephraim H. Frei, Bruce D. Sollish, Shmuel Yerushalmi, Sidney B. Lang, Mordechai Moshitzky