Patents by Inventor William M. Torres

William M. Torres 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).

  • Non-invasive estimation of the mechanical properties of the heart
    Patent number: 11969293
    Abstract: Methods and systems for utilizing myocardial strain imaging in an inverse framework to identify mechanical properties of the heart and to determine structural and functional milestones for the development and progression to heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: William M. Torres, Francis G. Spinale, Tarek M. Shazly
  • NON-INVASIVE ESTIMATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE HEART
    Publication number: 20220211351
    Abstract: Methods and systems for utilizing myocardial strain imaging in an inverse framework to identify mechanical properties of the heart and to determine structural and functional milestones for the development and progression to heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: University of South Carolina, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: William M. Torres, Francis G. Spinale, Tarek M. Shazly
  • Non-invasive estimation of the mechanical properties of the heart
    Patent number: 11304682
    Abstract: Methods and systems for utilizing myocardial strain imaging in an inverse framework to identify mechanical properties of the heart and to determine structural and functional milestones for the development and progression to heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: William M. Torres, Francis G. Spinale, Tarek M. Shazly
  • NON-INVASIVE ESTIMATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE HEART
    Publication number: 20200100768
    Abstract: Methods and systems for utilizing myocardial strain imaging in an inverse framework to identify mechanical properties of the heart and to determine structural and functional milestones for the development and progression to heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: University of South Carolina, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: William M. Torres, Francis G. Spinale, Tarek M. Shazly
  • Flex over suspension fault detection under a write gate for magnetic disk drives
    Patent number: 9564170
    Abstract: A system and method for Flex Over or On Suspension (FOS) fault detection under a write gate for magnetic disk drives may employ a flex over suspension fault comparator that compares a predetermined reference threshold to a positive delta of a disk drive write head data stream and outputs a positive or negative FOS fault indication. A max/min buffer detects polarity of a disk drive read/write head and applies a positive buffered delta to the fault comparator. A transition-free window detector triggers the fault comparator to output the fault indication when a transition-free window of zero-value data bits of a predetermined length is detected from the disk drive head, and the transition-free window detector provides a fault validation signal to validate output of the fault comparator when the transition-free window of zero-value data bits of the predetermined length is detected from the disk drive head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Rida S. Assaad, William M. Torres Escajadillo, Mark A. Wolfe
  • Flex Over Suspension Fault Detection Under a Write Gate for Magnetic Disk Drives
    Publication number: 20160267938
    Abstract: A system and method for Flex Over or On Suspension (FOS) fault detection under a write gate for magnetic disk drives may employ a flex over suspension fault comparator that compares a predetermined reference threshold to a positive delta of a disk drive write head data stream and outputs a positive or negative FOS fault indication. A max/min buffer detects polarity of a disk drive read/write head and applies a positive buffered delta to the fault comparator. A transition-free window detector triggers the fault comparator to output the fault indication when a transition-free window of zero-value data bits of a predetermined length is detected from the disk drive head, and the transition-free window detector provides a fault validation signal to validate output of the fault comparator when the transition-free window of zero-value data bits of the predetermined length is detected from the disk drive head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Rida S. Assaad, William M. Torres Escajadillo, Mark A. Wolfe