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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2011
Applicants:
E. Neil Lewis, Brookeville, MD (US);
Kenneth S. Haber, Frederick, MD (US);
Inventors:
E. Neil Lewis, Brookeville, MD (US);
Kenneth S. Haber, Frederick, MD (US);
Assignee:
Malvern Instruments Incorporated, Westborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/9508 (2013.01); G01N 33/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of obtaining information about a heterogeneous pharmaceutical mixture is disclosed. This method involves applying an image enhancement agent, such as a stain, to the mixture. An image of the mixture can then be obtained, and information about a distribution of components of the mixture in the image can also be obtained based on spatial information derived from the application of the image enhancement agent.