Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Cowin

Stephen C. Cowin 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).

  • Method for diagnosis and management of osteoporosis
    Patent number: 6249692
    Abstract: Non-invasive quantitative evaluation of biomechanical properties of bone in a bony locale in a living body as manifested by one or more of the quantities: a set of anisotropic elastic constants, strength, or fracture risk is performed by measuring a bone mineral density and a trabecular grain at the bony locale. The measurements of bone mineral density and a trabecular grain are processed using a univariate nonlinear regression to obtain the set of anisotropic elastic constants. In an alternative embodiment, the strength of a bone in a bony locale is evaluated through the use of a three-dimensional strength surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of City University of New York
    Inventor: Stephen C. Cowin