Patents by Inventor Michael B. Jorgensen

Michael B. Jorgensen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of intraerythrocytic parasites
    Patent number: 9046473
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining the presence of an intraerythrocytic organism within a sample of liquid whole blood is provided. The method includes the steps of a) creating an image of the sample quiescently residing within a sample chamber; b) evaluating the image for the presence of at least one red blood cell within the image containing at least one first region of decreased hemoglobin content and/or hemoglobin concentration within the red blood cell, which red blood cell has an otherwise homogenous distribution of hemoglobin; and c) determining the presence of an intraerythrocytic organism within the sample using the evaluation of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Point of Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Levine, Michael B. Jorgensen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF INTRAERYTHROCYTIC PARASITES
    Publication number: 20130078668
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining the presence of an intraerythrocytic organism within a sample of liquid whole blood is provided. The method includes the steps of a) creating an image of the sample quiescently residing within a sample chamber; b) evaluating the image for the presence of at least one red blood cell within the image containing at least one first region of decreased hemoglobin content and/or hemoglobin concentration within the red blood cell, which red blood cell has an otherwise homogenous distribution of hemoglobin; and c) determining the presence of an intraerythrocytic organism within the sample using the evaluation of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: ABBOTT POINT OF CARE, INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Levine, Michael B. Jorgensen