Patents by Inventor Gary J. Walloch

Gary J. Walloch 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).

  • Dynamic phantom and method for evaluating calcium scoring
    Patent number: 6697451
    Abstract: A method of evaluating a substance scoring system comprises acquiring data from a phantom using an imaging system, moving at least a portion of the phantom during the acquiring step, and generating an actual substance score for the phantom based on the data acquired using the imaging system. The phantom simulates a human organ such as a human heart. The phantom is provided with a motion profile that simulates a motion profile of the human organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Kishore C. Acharya, Marcela A. Gonzalez, Gary J. Walloch
  • DYNAMIC PHANTOM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CALCIUM SCORING
    Publication number: 20030048867
    Abstract: A method of evaluating a substance scoring system comprises acquiring data from a phantom using an imaging system, moving at least a portion of the phantom during the acquiring step, and generating an actual substance score for the phantom based on the data acquired using the imaging system. The phantom simulates a human organ such as a human heart. The phantom is provided with a motion profile that simulates a motion profile of the human organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Kishore C. Acharya, Marcela A. Gonzalez, Gary J. Walloch