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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Krzysztof Z. Lazarski, Darien, IL (US);
Andrzej Joachimiak, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Krzysztof Z. Lazarski, Darien, IL (US);
Andrzej Joachimiak, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing robust and efficient cryoloop auto-centering for crystal location and alignment to the x-ray beam are provided. Image processing techniques are used for recognition of the small protein crystals. The detected crystal location enables crystal positioning in the x-ray beam, and optimization of the x-ray optics such as beam profile and intensity to the size and shape of the protein crystals.