Patents by Inventor C. Donald Wilcox

C. Donald Wilcox 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).

  • Radiograph display system with anatomical icon for selecting digitized stored images
    Patent number: 5179579
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for storing and displaying radiographs, particularly intra-oral radiographs, is presented. Radiographs are captured, digitized, and displayed along with an icon of a portion of the anatomy from which the radiograph was taken. The anatomical sites represented by the icon are arranged according to their normal anatomical relationship. The icon is used by the system user to select a portion of the anatomy corresponding to the displayed radiograph, and the radiograph is stored along with indicia of the selected anatomical site. Then, when the stored radiograph is desired to be viewed, the icon is again displayed, and the appropriate anatomical site is selected, which causes the corresponding radiograph to be retrieved from storage and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: S. Brent Dove, W. Doss McDavid, C. Donald Wilcox