Patents by Inventor Alexei Doudkine

Alexei Doudkine 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).

  • System and method for automatically detecting malignant cells and cells having malignancy-associated changes
    Patent number: 6026174
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting diagnostic cells and cells having malignancy-associated changes are disclosed. The system includes an automated classifier having a microscope, camera, image digitizer, a computer system for controlling and interfacing these components, a primary classifier for initial cell classification, and a secondary classifier for subsequent cell classification. The method utilizes the automated classifier to automatically detect diagnostic cells and cells having malignancy-associated changes. The system and method are particularly useful for detecting these cells in cell samples obtained from bronchial specimens such as lung sputum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: AccuMed International, Inc.
    Inventors: Branko Palcic, Calum Eric MacAulay, S. Alan Harrison, Stephen Lam, Peter William Payne, David Michael Garner, Alexei Doudkine