Patents
US 12625055 B2: System and method for calculating a droplet delay time, and sorting device
- Granted
- 2026-05-12
- Filed
- 2021-12-28 application 18262359
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present application discloses a system and a method for calculating a droplet delay time in a liquid flow of a sorting device. The system includes: a first laser source configured to emit a first laser beam to a liquid flow of a sorting device, the first laser beam and the liquid flow intersecting at a first laser interrogation point; a second laser source configured to emit a second laser beam to the liquid flow, the second laser beam and the liquid flow intersecting at a second laser interrogation point; and a droplet delay time calculation unit configured to calculate, based on of the time when the particle in the liquid flow passes through the first and second laser interrogation point and the time when the particle passes through the second laser interrogation point, a first delay time, and calculate, a droplet delay time.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 (ipgb20260512.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckman Coulter Biotechnology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | Foreign company or organization | California, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Beckman Coulter, Inc. 400 patents | US company or organization | Brea, CA | BECKMAN COULTER INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Degeal | Brea, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Robert Burr | Brea, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| John Tyksinski | Brea, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Jingzhe Zhao | Suzhou, CN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Sheng Yu | Suzhou, CN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Xuewen Qiao | Suzhou, CN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N15/1427 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DEGEAL, JEFF signed 2025-08-04 BURR, ROBERT signed 2023-08-21 | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. BREA, CA | 73235/752 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-12-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZHAO, JINGZHE signed 2023-09-13 YU, SHENG signed 2023-09-12 QIAO, XUEWEN signed 2023-09-12 | BECKMAN COULTER BIOTECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. SUZHOU | 73235/714 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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