Woodrow Lomas

Title: Woodrow Lomas and Label-Free Cell Sorting

Introduction

Woodrow Lomas is an inventor associated with San Jose, California, and Becton Dickinson and Company Limited. His patent work concerns label-free particle sorting, including methods for analyzing cells in a flow stream without relying on labels.

Latest Patents

Lomas is named on one patent: Methods for Label-Free Cell Sorting and Systems for Same. The invention describes measuring light from a sample containing label-free particles, generating images of particles from that light, and calculating image parameters to guide sorting decisions. In some embodiments, sorting gates are determined using particle image parameters and ground-truth image classifications. The disclosure also covers systems, integrated circuit devices such as field-programmable gate arrays, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for implementing the methods.

Career Highlights

Lomas’s listed patent activity reflects work on image-based analysis and automated sorting of particles. The disclosed approach uses information derived from particle images to support sorting decisions.

Collaborations

The provided information lists Shirley Shi and Stephanie J. Widmann as Lomas’s coworkers. The patent disclosure also describes systems and methods developed for label-free particle sorting.

Conclusion

Woodrow Lomas’s patent contribution focuses on using image analysis to sort label-free particles, with potential applications in cell analysis and related technologies.