Patents by Inventor Vincent E. Quinn

Vincent E. Quinn 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 of assessing bone characteristics using digital 2-dimensional x-ray detector
    Patent number: 6282258
    Abstract: A method of measuring bone mineral density (BMD) of a selected region of bone in a small body portion (such as a limb or extremity), using a mini C-arm x-ray fluoroscopic imaging system to acquire the data from which the BMD is calculated. Apparatus for performing the method includes a tray for positioning the small body portion in the x-ray beam path of the imaging system and a sample of bone of predetermined density supported by the tray in side-by-side relation to the selected region of bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay A. Stein, Howard P. Weiss, Vincent E. Quinn, John A. Shepherd, Kevin E. Wilson, Joel Weinstein
  • Bone densitometry using x-ray imaging systems
    Patent number: 5949846
    Abstract: A method of measuring bone mineral density (BMD) of a selected region of bone in a small body portion (such as a limb or extremity), using a mini C-arm x-ray fluoroscopic imaging system to acquire the data from which the BMD is calculated. Apparatus for performing the method includes a tray for positioning the small body portion in the x-ray beam path of the imaging system and a sample of bone of predetermined density supported by the tray in side-by-side relation to the selected region of bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay A. Stein, Howard P. Weiss, Vincent E. Quinn, Richard E. Cabral, John A. Shepherd, Kevin E. Wilson