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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Johnathan S. Coursey, Germantown, MD (US);
Kenton C. Hasson, Germantown, MD (US);
Sami Kanderian, Germantown, MD (US);
Gregory H. Owen, Clarksburg, MD (US);
Hongye Liang, Clarksville, MD (US);
Scott Corey, Hydes, MD (US);
Brian Bean, Baltimore, MD (US);
Johnathan S. Coursey, Germantown, MD (US);
Kenton C. Hasson, Germantown, MD (US);
Sami Kanderian, Germantown, MD (US);
Gregory H. Owen, Clarksburg, MD (US);
Hongye Liang, Clarksville, MD (US);
Scott Corey, Hydes, MD (US);
Brian Bean, Baltimore, MD (US);
Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention, in one aspect, provides methods and systems for controlling slugs using temperature dependent fluorescent dyes. In some embodiments, the present invention uses one or more techniques to enhance the visibility of slugs, enhance a system's ability to differentiate between slugs, and enhance a system's ability to identify the positions of slugs.