Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a sample potentially comprising a target, comprising: (i) activating one or more components of the sample analysis system in preparation for a sample, wherein the sample analysis system comprises a heating element, a centrifuge, a thermocycler, an imager, a user interface, and a processor; (ii) obtaining a sample potentially comprising a target; (iii) adding the obtained sample to a sample preparation receptacle, the sample preparation receptacle comprising one or more reagents configured to maximize success of the sample analysis; (iv) heating the sample preparation receptacle, with the added sample, in the heating element of the sample analysis system at a first temperature for a first heating period of time; (v) centrifuging the sample preparation receptacle, after heating, for a first period of time using the centrifuge of the sample analysis system; (vi) transferring at least a portion of the sample, after centrifugation, from the sample preparation receptacle to a sampl
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 27, 2019
Date of Patent:
February 21, 2023
Assignee:
Acumen Detection Inc.
Inventors:
Timothy F. Moshier, Kenton A. Doctor, Fathima F. Rinzan, Angelina Lumia, Deborah L. Plochocki
Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a sample potentially comprising a target, comprising: (i) activating one or more components of the sample analysis system in preparation for a sample, wherein the sample analysis system comprises a heating element, a centrifuge, a thermocycler, an imager, a user interface, and a processor; (ii) obtaining a sample potentially comprising a target; (iii) adding the obtained sample to a sample preparation receptacle, the sample preparation receptacle comprising one or more reagents configured to maximize success of the sample analysis; (iv) heating the sample preparation receptacle, with the added sample, in the heating element of the sample analysis system at a first temperature for a first heating period of time; (v) centrifuging the sample preparation receptacle, after heating, for a first period of time using the centrifuge of the sample analysis system; (vi) transferring at least a portion of the sample, after centrifugation, from the sample preparation receptacle to a sampl
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 27, 2019
Publication date:
July 2, 2020
Applicant:
Acumen Detection Inc.
Inventors:
Timothy F. Moshier, Kenton A. Doctor, Fathima F. Rinzan, Angelina Lumia, Deborah L. Plochocki
Abstract: A method for identifying a dairy animal, the method comprising the steps of: providing an identification system comprising an imaging device and a database of stored vein patterns; obtaining at least one image of at least a portion of an udder of the dairy animal; extracting a vein pattern from the at least one image; comparing the extracted vein pattern to the database of stored vein patterns; and identifying, based on said comparison, the dairy animal in the database of stored vein patterns.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 22, 2017
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2019
Assignee:
ACUMEN DETECTION, INC.
Inventors:
Timothy Francis Moshier, Kenton Arthur Doctor, Stephanie A. C. Schuckers, Sean K. Banerjee, Boyang Li