Patents by Inventor Colin INGRESOLL

Colin INGRESOLL 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).

  • SHORT ASPIRATION DETECTION IN A CLINICAL ANALYZER
    Publication number: 20190234787
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method for detecting aspiration in a clinical analyzer, including: acquiring, from a sensor, pressure measurement data; transforming the pressure measurement data into frequency domain data; generating a clean version of the frequency domain data by attenuating, using a filter, unwanted frequencies; comparing the cleaned version of the frequency domain data to one or more predetermined data points; and determining, based on the comparison, if an aspiration was properly performed. Other aspects are described and claimed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: William D. DUNFEE, Stephen KRUFKA, Mark H. SPRENKLE, Colin INGRESOLL