Patents
US 12571716 B2: Pre-scan focus and scan focus methods
- Granted
- 2026-03-10
- Filed
- 2021-02-26 application 17802857
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for pre-scanning a transparent cell culture plate with a plurality of wells to improve focus using a plurality of z-axis images and a method for focusing an optical system on a transparent cell culture plate by performing a Fourier transform on image data at different focus distance steps to reveal a pattern and using the pattern at each step to determine the focus distance.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 (ipgb20260310.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrive Bioscience, Inc. 38 patents | US company or organization | Wakefield, MA | THRIVE BIOSCIENCE, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Thrive Bioscience, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Goldman | Wakefield, MA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 | ||
| Alan Blanchard | Wakefield, MA | 31 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N15/1434 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
| C12M | Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology; apparatus for culturing microorganisms for producing biomass, for growing cells or for obtaining fermentation or metabolic products, i.e. bioreactors or fermenters | C12M41/36 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GOLDMAN, JEFF signed 2026-01-30 BLANCHARD, ALAN signed 2026-01-21 | THRIVE BIOSCIENCE, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 73708/263 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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