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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7324694 | Fluid sample analysis using class weights Most automatic particle classification methods produce errors. The invention provides a method for improving the accuracy of particle classification while shortening the amount of manual review time required from the operator. The method uses class weights, which ar... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319907 | Multi-level controller system The invention is a state machine having a host controller that controls a level-i controller, wherein the level-1 controller controls the level-2 controller. The level-2 controller controls system component controllers, which in turn control system components to exe... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7236623 | Analyte recognition for urinalysis diagnostic system A method and apparatus for classifying a plurality of elements in images, where electronic images of a field of view containing elements are formed. Each of the elements has a plurality of features. A first subgroup of the plurality of features from the images of th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7161674 | Particle analyzer with specimen tube fluid detector A particle analyzer that includes a specimen source, a flow cell, a pump and delivery tube for transporting specimen fluid from the specimen source to the flow cell, a dispensing valve for injecting stain from a stain source into the specimen fluid in the delivery t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150607 | Uniform flow displacement pump A displacement pump comprising a pump assembly and a cassette assembly. The pump assembly includes upper and lower housing portions that define a cavity, an arm disposed in the cavity, a roller attached to the distal end of the arm, and a motor attached to the proxi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7079244 | Particle analyzer with specimen tube in-line mixer A particle analyzer that includes a specimen source, a flow cell, a pump and delivery tube for transporting specimen fluid from the specimen source to the flow cell, a dispensing valve for injecting stain from a stain source into the specimen fluid in the delivery t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6947586 | Multi-neural net imaging apparatus and method A multi-neural net imaging apparatus and method for classification of image elements, such as biological particles. The multi-net structure utilizes subgroups of particle features to partition the decision space by an attribute or physical characteristic of the part... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6825926 | Flow cell for urinalysis diagnostic system and method of making same A flow cell for examining specimen fluid flowing within sheath fluid. A housing defines a hollow fluid passage that includes a geometric focusing portion in which the fluid passage narrows in height and an examination area. A cannula injects specimen fluid into the ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6590646 | Method and apparatus for verifying uniform flow of a fluid sample through a flow cell and distribution on a slide Particles in a fluid are counted as the fluid flows through an examination area of a particle analyzer. Parameters based upon the particle count are calculated. It is determined whether the at least one calculated parameter is within an allowable range fo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6473172 | Flow cell and method of operating therefor A flow cell for analysis of particles in a sample fluid buffered by sheath fluid has a sample inlet to receive the sample fluid and a sheath inlet for receiving the sheath fluid. The sample fluid flows in a flow direction from the sample inlet past an exa... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6424415 | Method and apparatus for verifying uniform flow of a fluid sample through a flow cell and distribution on a slide Particles in a fluid are counted as the fluid flows through an examination area of a particle analyzer. Parameters based upon the particle count are calculated. It is determined whether the at least one calculated parameter is within an allowable range fo... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6184978 | Method and apparatus for verifying uniform flow of a fluid sample through a flow cell and distribution on a slide Particles in a fluid are counted as the fluid flows through an examination area of a particle analyzer. Parameters based upon the particle count are calculated. It is determined whether the at least one calculated parameter is within an allowable range fo... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6141624 | Fluid sample for analysis controlled by total fluid volume and by total particle counts A fluid sample contains a plurality of different types of particles of interest. The method sets a limit for the maximum volume of the fluid sample to be analyzed, a limit for each of the different plurality of particle types, and a limit for the maximum ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5822447 | Method of analyzing particles in a sample and displaying same A method and an apparatus for analyzing particles in a fluid sample is accomplished by distributing the sample over an extended area. A plurality of optical still images is taken of the sample, with each image representing a different portion of the area.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5795783 | Control solutions and a method of use therefor An analyte control solution system tests a plurality of identical test strips, with each test strip having a plurality of different reactive chemicals attached on pads. The analyte control solution system has a first mixture of a first plurality of differ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5633491 | Method and apparatus for automatically selecting the best focal position from a plurality of focal positions for a focusing apparatus A method and apparatus for selecting the best focal position of an image in a field of view is based upon pixel values located in the image that correspond to locations defining an invariant optical property of the image. In the preferred embodiment, the ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5625709 | Method and apparatus for identifying characteristics of an object in a field of view To identify the boundary pixels of a number of particles in the same field of view, an electrical image of the field of view is formed by a CCD raster scan device. The electrical signal from the CCD device is segmented and is digitized. The signals are pr... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5619032 | Method and apparatus for automatically selecting the best focal position from a plurality of focal positions for a focusing apparatus A method and apparatus for selecting the best focal position of an image in a field of view is based upon pixel values located in the image that correspond to locations defining an invariant optical property of the image. In the preferred embodiment, the ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5609771 | Method of separating red blood cells from a volume of blood A method of separating red blood cells within a volume of blood provides rapid separation of the red blood cells to permit efficient analysis of the white blood cells. First, a container is filled with the volume of blood while the container is in a subst... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5482829 | Composition and method for enrichment of white blood cells from whole human blood A composition and method for separating red blood cells from whole blood comprising a rouleaux-forming aggregator and an enhancer for enhancing the settling rate. The enhancer is a material which alters directly or indirectly the properties of the red blo... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5436978 | Method and an apparatus for differentiating a sample of biological cells A method for quickly and easily identifying the five basic components of leukocyte cells: basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes is disclosed. The method measures the size of each of the cells. Computation of the quantile feature o... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5432865 | Method and apparatus for generating a plurality of parameters of an object in a field of view A method and an apparatus for generating a plurality of parameters of an object in a field of view is disclosed. An electrical image of the field of view is formed. The electrical image is processed to form a plurality of different representations of the ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5397479 | Composition and method for enrichment of white blood cells from whole human blood A composition and method for separating red blood cells from whole blood including a rouleaux-forming aggregator and an enhancer for enhancing the settling rate. The enhancer is a material which alters directly or indirectly the properties of the red bloo... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5343538 | Method and an apparatus for identifying an object using quantile partitions The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for identifying an object under examination. The object has a discernible boundary. An image of the object is first formed. The image is segmented to form a plurality of pixels. The boundary of th... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5268966 | Method of differentiating particles based upon a dynamically changing threshold A method of identifying a plurality of different types of particles in the field of view is disclosed. A first parameter is measured for each of the plurality of different particles. One of the type of particles is identified based upon the first paramete... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5123055 | Method and an apparatus for differentiating a sample of biological cells A and an apparatus method for quickly and easily identifying the five basic components of leukocyte cells: basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes is disclosed. The method measures the size of each of the cells. Computation of the q... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5121436 | Method and apparatus for generating a plurality of parameters of an object in a field of view A method and an apparatus for generating a plurality of parameters of an object in a field of view is disclosed. An electrical image of the field of view is formed. The electrical image is processed to form a plurality of different representations of the ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5003165 | Method and an apparatus for selecting the best focal position from a plurality of focal positions A passive method for selecting the best focal position from a plurality of focal positions for a lens focussing on an image in a field of view is disclosed. The lens forms an image at a first position. The image is segmented to form a plurality of pixels.... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4667335 | Method of determining the diagnostic significance of the content of a volume of biological sample containing particles The present invention relates to a method for examining the content of a volume of biological sample containing particles to determine the diagnostic significance of that volume of biological sample. A number of aliquots of the sample are distributed and ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4612614 | Method of analyzing particles in a fluid sample A method for analyzing particles and particularly sediments of urine is accomplished by distributing the sample over an extended area. A plurality of optical still images is taken of the sample, with each image representing a different portion of the area... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4578537 | Telecommunication apparatus serving as an interface between a digital computer and an analog communication medium The present invention relates to an interface apparatus between a digital computer and an analog communication medium. The interface apparatus has a telephony apparatus for transmitting or receiving the voice signals and a modem for transmitting or receiv... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4575486 | Process for differentiating the origin of particles in urine Urinary particulates in a human subject which have been coated with THP is determined to be from the region of the nephron which is above the Henle loop in the nephron where THP is produced. The identification of those particles in the urine sample which ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4538299 | Method and apparatus for locating the boundary of an object An apparatus and method for automatically locating the boundary of an object in a field of view has a raster scan device to generate an electrical image of the field of view. The electrical image is segmented and digitized to form a first representation. ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4519087 | Method of determining the diagnostic significance of the content of a volume of biological sample containing particles The present invention relates to a method for examining the content of a volume of biological sample containing particles to determine the diagnostic significance of that volume of biological sample. A number of aliquots of the sample are distributed and ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4502075 | Method and apparatus for producing optical displays Method and apparatus are disclosed for creating optical displays from a real optical scene with an optical feedback circuit projecting a parameter of the original scene for combination with the original scene itself or an image thereof. The feedback circu... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4476231 | Method of analyzing the distribution of a reagent between particles and liquid in a suspension In an immunoassay procedure, an analyte in a solution is reacted with a reagent with a label. The reagent is segregated into solid phase (particles) and liquid phase (liquid) with the unreacted reagent ion one phase and the reacted reagent in another phas... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4393466 | Method of analyzing particles in a dilute fluid sample A method for analyzing particles and particularly sediments of urine is accomplished by distributing the sample over an extended area. A plurality of optical still images is taken of the sample, with each image representing a different portion of the area... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4338024 | Flow analyzer and system for analysis of fluids with particles The method and apparatus for analyzing particles and particularly blood cells by conveying the particles along a broad shallow path where the path is magnified and converted into a series of still frame images with multiple particles in individual images.... | 07/06/1982 |
