Shirley Shi

Title: Shirley Shi and Label-Free Cell Sorting

Introduction

Shirley Shi is an inventor associated with Fremont, California, and Becton Dickinson and Company Limited. Her patent work concerns methods and systems for sorting cells without labels, using image-based analysis to guide sorting decisions.

Latest Patents

Shi is named on 1 patent: “Methods for Label-Free Cell Sorting and Systems for Same.” The patent describes measuring light from a sample containing label-free particles in a flow stream, generating images of particles, and calculating image parameters from those images. The system uses the calculated parameters to make particle-sorting decisions. It also describes determining sorting gates using image parameters and ground-truth image classifications, along with supporting systems, integrated circuit devices such as field-programmable gate arrays, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media.

Career Highlights

Shi’s listed patent reflects work at the intersection of imaging, particle analysis, and automated sorting. The disclosed approach aims to classify and sort particles based on image-derived information rather than labels.

Collaborations

The provided information lists Woodrow Lomas and Aaron J. Middlebrook as Shi’s coworkers. Their names are associated here as workplace colleagues, not necessarily as co-inventors on the patent.

Conclusion

Shirley Shi’s patent work focuses on image-guided, label-free particle sorting and the systems that support it.