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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Bierre, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel E Thiel, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-724 ; 435-2 ; 436536 ; 436172 ; 436800 ; 436805 ; 36441308 ; 36457102 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a method of multi-parameter data analysis by means of a hierarchical attractor algorithmic engine. The method employs analyzing the data by construction of a population hierarchy, wherein the populations are not mutually exclusive, thereby providing an important analytical tool. The use of the hierarchical attractor algorithmic engine presents the user with far greater flexibility in such analysis, as overlapping populations can be separately examined.