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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Vium, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Betts-Lacroix, Belmont, CA (US);
Laura R. Schaevitz, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Kyle Howard Heath, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vium, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/78 (2006.01); G01N 21/77 (2006.01); G01N 21/75 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/78 (2013.01); G01N 2021/752 (2013.01); G01N 2021/7759 (2013.01); G01N 2021/7793 (2013.01);
Abstract
A test pad comprising multiple urine attribute patches and urine detection patches in a BAYER pattern is described. The test pad is suitable for automated urine analysis of multiple animals in a cage. Generalized detection patches may be arranged adjacent to and surrounding each individual test patch for a specific urine attribute. First, fresh urine is detected in a detection patch with a camera; a timer is started; then adjacent urine attribute patches are read. Once a test patch has been used once it is disregarded for future analysis.