The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Triantafyllos P. Tafas, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Michael Kilpatrick, West Hartford, CT (US);
Petros Tsipouras, Madison, CT (US);
Inventors:
Triantafyllos P. Tafas, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Michael Kilpatrick, West Hartford, CT (US);
Petros Tsipouras, Madison, CT (US);
Assignee:
IKONISYS, Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing quantitative information regarding the extent of infection of host cells by an infectious agent. A microscope image of a specimen of a bodily fluid is analyzed using image processing techniques to quantify the percentage of the area of the specimen that is infected.