Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for determining paternity based on eye color. Determining paternity may include accessing a color digital image of at least one of a male parental candidate, a female parental candidate, and a child candidate. An eye color of each of the male parental candidate, the female parental candidate, and the child candidate may be determined, wherein the eye color of at least one of the male parental candidate, the female parental candidate, and the child candidate is determined based on the accessed color digital image. A paternity likelihood of the male parental candidate with regard to the child candidate may be determined based on the determined eye color of the male parental candidate, the female parental candidate, and the child candidate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 2011
Date of Patent:
August 18, 2015
Assignee:
Identigene, L.L.C.
Inventors:
Douglas R. Fogg, Steven J. Smith, Katrina R. Miller, Adam R. Mansfield
Abstract: A specimen collection and transport kit comprising an external housing member for receiving a tray. A tray comprising a plurality of compartments for receiving a plurality of specimen handling tools and at least one opening configured to receive a specimen container in an upright position during use. Methods for handling a biological specimen including arranging a specimen container in an upright orientation within a tray and transferring a portion of the specimen between one or more receptacles. The methods may be used, for example, to collect and transport urine for urinalysis to diagnose a sexually transmitted disease.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 15, 2011
Publication date:
December 22, 2011
Applicant:
Identigene, L.L.C.
Inventors:
Christopher H. Harmston, Steven J. Smith