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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Verily Life Sciences Llc, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Martin Sheridan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jianyi Liu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Matthew Metlitz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for continuous insect pupae sensing are described. One example method includes receiving a flow at a singulator, the flow comprising one or more insect pupae; singulating the insect pupae into a single-file flow of insect pupae; sensing, using a sensor, insect pupae within the single-file flow of insect pupae; and incrementing a counter based on each sensed insect pupae in the single-file flow of insect pupae. One example system includes a channel defining a flow path for a flow of insect pupae; a singulator positioned within the flow path and arranged to receive the flow of insect pupae within the channel, the singulator configured to singulate the insect pupae into a single-file flow of insect pupae; a sensor positioned and arranged to sense insect pupae in the single-file flow; and a processor in communication with the sensor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the processor configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to receive sensor signals from the sensor; and count a number of insect pupae based on the received sensor signals.