Patents by Inventor Sorin M. Mitran

Sorin M. Mitran 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 of acoustic measurement and control of pharmaceutical sprays
    Patent number: 8156829
    Abstract: Methods of modulating a characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray by acoustic measurement and control of the pharmaceutical spray are disclosed. The methods include analyzing a selected characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray utilizing acoustic measurement to develop corresponding acoustic data. The methods further include controlling the selected characteristic by applying acoustic excitation to the pharmaceutical compound spray in accordance with the acoustic data developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Hugh D. C. Smyth, Anthony J. Hickey, Sorin M. Mitran
  • Methods of Acoustic Measurement and Control of Pharmaceutical Sprays
    Publication number: 20080121228
    Abstract: Methods of modulating a characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray by acoustic measurement and control of the pharmaceutical spray are disclosed. The methods include analyzing a selected characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray utilizing acoustic measurement to develop corresponding acoustic data. The methods further include controlling the selected characteristic by applying acoustic excitation to the pharmaceutical compound spray in accordance with the acoustic data developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
    Inventors: Hugh D.C. Smyth, Anthony J. Hickey, Sorin M. Mitran