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United States Patent | 7,060,992 |
Barney | June 13, 2006 |
The systems and methods of the invention utilize time-resolved techniques to deconvolve a measured response to characterize the nature of particles. The measured response is deconvolved into a scatter component and a fluorescence component. The fluorescence component is further characterized into biological and non-biological components. A discriminant vector is mapped to characterize the nature of the particle.
Inventors: | Barney; William S. (Bedford, MA) |
Assignee: |
Tiax LLC
(Cambridge,
MA)
|
Appl. No.: | 10/797,716 |
Filed: | March 10, 2004 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
60453325 | Mar., 2003 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | 250/458.1 ; 250/459.1; 250/461.1; 250/461.2 |
Current International Class: | G01N 21/64 (20060101) |
Field of Search: | 250/459.1,458.1,461.1,462.1,461.2 |
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