Patents by Inventor Wynn K. Wacker

Wynn K. Wacker 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 and system for measuring visceral fat mass using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
    Patent number: 8483458
    Abstract: Methods and system for measuring visceral fat mass are provided. One method includes acquiring dual-energy two-dimensional (2D) scan information from a dual-energy X-ray scan of a body and generating a dual-energy X-ray image of the body using the 2D scan information. The method further includes identifying a region of interest using the dual-energy X-ray image and determining a subcutaneous fat mass for each of a plurality of sections of the region of interest. The method also includes determining a visceral fat mass for the region of interest based on the determined subcutaneous fat mass for each of the plurality of sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Randall K. Payne, David Ergun, James A. Wear, Wynn K. Wacker, Howard S. Barden
  • X-RAY CALIBRATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130089186
    Abstract: An x-ray calibration device includes a core including a first material with a first x-ray attenuation coefficient. The core defines a cavity that is configured to receive a plug of a different x-ray attenuation coefficient in order to alter the x-ray attenuation coefficient of the x-ray calibration device. The x-ray calibration device also includes an outer layer at least partially surrounding the core. The outer layer includes a second material with a second x-ray attenuation coefficient, where the second x-ray attenuation coefficient is lower than the first x-ray attenuation coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Randall K. Payne, David L. Ergun, Wynn K. Wacker
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING VISCERAL FAT MASS USING DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY
    Publication number: 20110158386
    Abstract: Methods and system for measuring visceral fat mass are provided. One method includes acquiring dual-energy two-dimensional (2D) scan information from a dual-energy X-ray scan of a body and generating a dual-energy X-ray image of the body using the 2D scan information. The method further includes identifying a region of interest using the dual-energy X-ray image and determining a subcutaneous fat mass for each of a plurality of sections of the region of interest. The method also includes determining a visceral fat mass for the region of interest based on the determined subcutaneous fat mass for each of the plurality of sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Randall K. Payne, Wynn K. Wacker, James A. Wear, David L. Ergun, Howard S. Barden
  • Method for rapid stabilization of quantitative ultrasonic measurements
    Patent number: 6702742
    Abstract: Alcohol is used as a coupling medium between an ultrasonic transducer and patient skin providing rapid settling of quantitative measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Franklin Morris, Wynn K. Wacker