Patents by Inventor Cathy Boutin

Cathy Boutin 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).

  • QUANTITATION OF OOCYTES AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING BIREFRINGENT IMAGING
    Publication number: 20070231784
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for assessing the developmental potential of an oocyte based on one or more quantitative metrics derived from one or more birefringence images of a sample comprising the oocyte, wherein the assessing comprises comparing the one or more quantitative metrics to reference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Clifford Hoyt, Cathy Boutin