Patents by Inventor Kevin Courter

Kevin Courter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Calculate drop delay for flow cytometry systems and methods
    Patent number: 8922646
    Abstract: A method of calculating a drop delay in a stream of a flow cytometer. In one embodiment the method includes the steps of determining a widths plot by measuring the width of a stream based on an image of the stream and setting drop delay based on the widths plot. In another aspect the invention relates to a flow cytometer system for automatically calculating drop delay. In one embodiment the flow cytometer system includes means for determining a widths plot based on an image of the stream; and means for calculating drop delay based on the widths plot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: David Neckels, Kevin Courter