Patents Assigned to Mikroscan Technologies
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Patent number: 11969732Abstract: A slide handling system is disclosed. The system has a carrier comprising a retention hole, a compartment configured to accept the carrier, and a spacer disposed so as to engage the retention hole when the carrier is fully seated in the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Mikroscan TechnologiesInventors: Jeffrey Ross Gray, James Clail Crowe
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Patent number: 11857976Abstract: A system for positioning a cartridge is disclosed. The system has a drive rod with a body having a first axis and a groove formed in the body. The groove has a first portion that is not perpendicular to the first axis and a second portion that is perpendicular to the first axis. The system also includes a collar that coupled to the drive rod. The collar has an element configured to engage the groove. Rotation of the drive rod with respect to the collar while the element is engaged in the first portion of the thread causes the collar to move with respect to the first axis. Rotation of the drive rod with respect to the collar while the element is engaged with the second portion of the thread causes the collar to remain stationary with respect to the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Mikroscan TechnologiesInventors: Jeffrey Ross Gray, James Clail Crowe
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Patent number: 11857975Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for handling slides. The system includes a carrier having a linear engagement feature and a notch, a cartridge having a compartment configured to accept the carrier, and a cartridge positioning system with a platform configured to accept the cartridge and an actuator. The actuator has a rotary engagement feature configured to engage the linear engagement feature and a tab configured to interact with the notch when the carrier is accepted into the compartment and the cartridge is accepted onto the platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Mikroscan TechnologiesInventors: Jeffrey Ross Gray, James Clail Crowe
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Publication number: 20210260591Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for handling slides. The apparatus includes a carrier comprising a retention hole and a cartridge having a case coupled to one or more separators that together define a plurality of compartments each configured to accept the carrier. At least one of the separators comprises a guide hole, with all guide holes are disposed on a first axis. The retention hole of the carrier is aligned with the first axis when the carrier is disposed in a seated position within one of the compartments. The cartridge also comprises a plurality of spacers each partially disposed within at least one of the guide holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Mikroscan Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Ross Gray, James Clail Crowe
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Patent number: 10162166Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for the acquisition and display of captured and/or saved slide images of a sample. In particular embodiments, the images are displayed on a portable computer attached to a removable device configured to hold a slide of the sample. The device is aligned with the portable computer so that the displayed sample image is overlaid with the sample being held by the device. In exemplary embodiments, the displayed image is used as a template for dissection of the sample being held by the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: MIKROSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Victor Casas, James Crowe
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Patent number: 10119901Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for acquiring and displaying whole slide images of crystalline samples. In some embodiments, a slide is placed upon an imaging device with a motorized stage, and a digital imaging device, and all parts of the specimen are imaged and reassembled to display the entire slide as a single image, displayable on PC and transmittable across local and wide area networks and the Internet, then facilitating the acquisition multiple whole slide images of the slide under crossed polarizers rotated at different angles, with each image displayed to the viewer at the angle of polarization.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: MIKROSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Victor Casas
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Patent number: 9883093Abstract: A method for processing, saving and viewing a digital image of a microscope slide includes inserting a microscope slide into a digital slide scanner connected to an acquisition computer. A pre-scan formed from a plurality of image tiles uploaded to a network server while the pre-scan is being generated. The network server analyzes the image tiles in realtime to identify an area of interest. The acquisition computer generates a high magnification local scan of the area of interest. The local scan is formed from a plurality of local image tiles that are uploaded to the network server while the local scan is being generated. Each local image tile is viewable by a client computer in communication with the computer network while the plurality of local image tiles is being uploaded. A raw final image is then saved on the network server independent of the acquisition computer.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: MIKROSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Victor Casas
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Patent number: 9871960Abstract: A method for processing, saving and viewing a digital image of a microscope slide includes inserting a microscope slide into a digital slide scanner connected to an acquisition computer. A pre-scan formed from a plurality of image tiles uploaded to a network server while the pre-scan is being generated. The network server analyzes the image tiles in realtime to identify an area of interest. The acquisition computer generates a high magnification local scan of the area of interest. The local scan is formed from a plurality of local image tiles that are uploaded to the network server while the local scan is being generated. Each local image tile is viewable by a client computer in communication with the computer network while the plurality of local image tiles is being uploaded. A raw final image is then saved on the network server independent of the acquisition computer.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: MIKROSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Victor Casas
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Patent number: 9495577Abstract: A method for processing, saving and viewing a digital image of a microscope slide includes inserting a microscope slide into a digital slide scanner connected to an acquisition computer. A pre-scan formed from a plurality of image tiles uploaded to a network server while the pre-scan is being generated. The network server analyzes the image tiles in realtime to identify an area of interest. The acquisition computer generates a high magnification local scan of the area of interest. The local scan is formed from a plurality of local image tiles that are uploaded to the network server while the local scan is being generated. Each local image tile is viewable by a client computer in communication with the computer network while the plurality of local image tiles is being uploaded. A raw final image is then saved on the network server independent of the acquisition computer.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: MIKROSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Victor Casas
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Patent number: 9230153Abstract: A method for processing, saving and viewing a digital image of a microscope slide includes inserting a microscope slide into a digital slide scanner connected to an acquisition computer. A pre-scan formed from a plurality of image tiles uploaded to a network server while the pre-scan is being generated. The network server analyzes the image tiles in realtime to identify an area of interest. The acquisition computer generates a high magnification local scan of the area of interest. The local scan is formed from a plurality of local image tiles that are uploaded to the network server while the local scan is being generated. Each local image tile is viewable by a client computer in communication with the computer network while the plurality of local image tiles is being uploaded. A raw final image is then saved on the network server independent of the acquisition computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: MIKROSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Victor Casas
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Publication number: 20140333959Abstract: A method for processing, saving and viewing a digital image of a microscope slide includes inserting a microscope slide into a digital slide scanner connected to an acquisition computer. A pre-scan formed from a plurality of image tiles uploaded to a network server while the pre-scan is being generated. The network server analyzes the image tiles in realtime to identify an area of interest. The acquisition computer generates a high magnification local scan of the area of interest. The local scan is formed from a plurality of local image tiles that are uploaded to the network server while the local scan is being generated. Each local image tile is viewable by a client computer in communication with the computer network while the plurality of local image tiles is being uploaded. A raw final image is then saved on the network server independent of the acquisition computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: MIKROSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Victor Casas
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Patent number: D963724Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Mikroscan TechnologiesInventor: Jeffrey Ross Gray