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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Gene Breniman, Hercules, CA (US);
Michael Griffin, Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gene Breniman, Hercules, CA (US);
Michael Griffin, Hercules, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/36 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00134 (2013.01); G02B 7/36 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06K 9/00147 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20076 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for characterizing cells takes a series of digital images of a sample containing the cells. Each of the images is taken at a different plane of focus. One of the images is determined to have been taken at a plane of best focus. The system analyzes the digital image taken at the plane of best focus and at least one other of the digital images to classify cells in the sample as either live or dead.