Patents by Inventor Catherine Bellair

Catherine Bellair 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 determining the area or confluency of a sample
    Publication number: 20060258018
    Abstract: The area or confluency of a sample is determined by obtaining quantitative phase data relating to the sample and background surrounding the sample. The boundary of the sample is determined from the quantitative phase data by forming a histogram of phase data measurements and taking the derivative of the histogram to thereby determine the point of maximum slope. The line of best fit on the derivative is used to obtain a data value applicable to the boundary so that data values either above or below the determined data value are deemed within the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Claire Curl, Lea Delbridge, Peter Harris, Catherine Bellair, Brendan Allman