Patents by Inventor Dominique Decaux
Dominique Decaux 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).
-
Publication number: 20240019365Abstract: A method of analyzing a biological sample including biological agents and disposed in an analysis receptacle in a field of view of a holographic imaging system defining an acquisition focal plane, including, for each of a plurality of measurement times: acquiring a plurality of holographic images of the biological sample at different respective positions of the acquisition focal plane, and, from each acquired holographic image, determining a value of a biomass parameter representative of the quantity of biological agents at the position of the acquisition focal plane, the method including constructing a distribution indicator from values of the biomass parameter at the same measurement time for a plurality of positions of the acquisition focal plane, and providing, among the analysis results, a representation of the distribution of the biomass of biological agents, derived from at least one distribution indicator at a measurement time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: BIOMERIEUXInventors: Dominique DECAUX, Emilie BISCEGLIA
-
Publication number: 20230340558Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a topology for a multi-path connection based on one or more application-level wherein, a method performed by a master topology function includes receiving a request for a topology for a multi-path connection that satisfies an application-level requirement(s) of a particular application and determining a topology for the multi-path connection based on the application-level requirement(s). The topology includes two or more links from a source wireless node to a target wireless communication device and at least one of the two or more links is a multi-hop link from the source wireless node to the target wireless communication device via one or more additional wireless communication devices that operate as relays. The method further includes configuring the source wireless node, the target wireless communication device, and the one or more additional wireless communication devices in accordance with the determined topology.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: BIOMERIEUXInventors: Dominique DECAUX, Emilie BISCEGLIA, Guillaume PERRIN
-
Publication number: 20230288329Abstract: A method for analysing a biological sample by means of an analysis instrument, the sample including biological agents and being arranged in an analysis receptacle in view of a holographic imaging system, the method including: acquiring a holographic image of the sample, the holographic image associating an intensity value with each pixel, determining, from the image acquired, an image mask which associates an active or inactive state with each pixel in accordance with the intensity values so that an inactive state is associated with pixels which correspond to artefacts caused by elements present in the field of view other than biological agents, determining a value of at least one biomass parameter which represents the quantitative spatial distribution of biological agents in the field of view, using only the pixels of the holographic image having an active state, and supplying the value of the biomass parameter from the analysis results.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: BIOMERIEUXInventors: Dominique DECAUX, Emilie BISCEGLIA, Guillaume PERRIN, Philippine BARLAS, Emilie COLLIGNON
-
Patent number: 10144948Abstract: The aim of the present invention is a method of sampling all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7), which is crude, enriched or cultured through contact with a culture medium (8), such as agar, for example in a Petri dish, using a probe (3) equipped with a terminal end (4), said sampling method comprising the steps of cooling the terminal end (4) of the probe (3), sticking all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) to be sampled through contact, or by applying a pressure exerted by the terminal end (4) onto the sample (11) of biological matter (7), and sampling of all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) so as to separate the sample (11) of biological matter (7) from the culture medium (8), a method of depositing into a container (9) or onto an analysis plate (14) all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7) stuck onto a frosted terminal end (4) of a probe, said depositing method including a step of separating the terminal end (4) of the probe (3) from all or pType: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: bioMerieuxInventors: Jean-Philippe Charrier, Bruno Colin, Laurent Drazek, Cécile Paris, Jean-Claude Raymond, Dominique Decaux
-
Publication number: 20170283849Abstract: The aim of the present invention is a method of sampling all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7), which is crude, enriched or cultured through contact with a culture medium (8), such as agar, for example in a Petri dish, using a probe (3) equipped with a terminal end (4), said sampling method comprising the steps of cooling the terminal end (4) of the probe (3), sticking all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) to be sampled through contact, or by applying a pressure exerted by the terminal end (4) onto the sample (11) of biological matter (7), and sampling of all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) so as to separate the sample (11) of biological matter (7) from the culture medium (8), a method of depositing into a container (9) or onto an analysis plate (14) all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7) stuck onto a frosted terminal end (4) of a probe, said depositing method including a step of separating the terminal end (4) of the probe (3) from all or pType: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Jean-Philippe Charrier, Bruno Colin, Laurent Drazek, Cécile Paris, Jean-Claude Raymond, Dominique Decaux
-
Patent number: 9745612Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of sampling biological material on a reference surface, such as the surface of an agar medium, with the aid of a sampling tool, said method making it possible to steer the displacement of the sampling tool towards the reference surface, from a first position towards a second position, and/or of the reference surface towards the sampling tool, from a first position towards a second position, said second position being a contact position in which the sampling tool and the reference surface are in contact, said method comprising the following steps: a) illuminating the sampling tool in said first position in order to make the sampling tool visible and to project an image of the sampling tool onto the reference surface, b) acquiring an image of both the sampling tool and its image projected onto the reference surface, c) processing the image obtained in step b) in order to determine if, on the processed image, the gap between the sampling tool and its projected image isType: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: bioMérieuxInventors: Dominique Decaux, Régis Montvernay, Frédéric Pinston
-
Patent number: 9650662Abstract: The aim of the present invention is a method of sampling all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7), which is crude, enriched or cultured through contact with a culture medium (8), such as agar, for example in a Petri dish, using a probe (3) equipped with a terminal end (4), said sampling method comprising the steps of cooling the terminal end (4) of the probe (3), sticking all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) to be sampled through contact, or by applying a pressure exerted by the terminal end (4) onto the sample (11) of biological matter (7), and sampling of all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) so as to separate the sample (11) of biological matter (7) from the culture medium (8), a method of depositing into a container (9) or onto an analysis plate (14) all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7) stuck onto a frosted terminal end (4) of a probe, said depositing method including a step of separating the terminal end (4) of the probe (3) from all or pType: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: bio Meriéux, S.A.Inventors: Jean-Philippe Charrier, Bruno Colin, Laurent Drazek, Cécile Paris, Jean-Claude Raymond, Dominique Decaux
-
Patent number: 9606046Abstract: An imaging system for generating images of biological samples having a surface, the system comprising: a sample support for supporting a biological sample in use; a plurality of illumination sources, the plurality of illumination sources being arranged around the sample support and each adapted to illuminate the biological sample, in use, from a different direction; an image capture device for capturing illumination which has impinged on the biological sample to thereby form an image of the sample; wherein at least one of the illumination sources direction is not perpendicular to the surface of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: bioMérieuxInventors: Dominique Decaux, Frédéric Pinston, Denis Desseree, Guillaume Boissier, Corine Fulchiron, Lorette Lapierre, Lorène Allano, Léontine Jacolin, Christophe Tachier
-
Patent number: 9576181Abstract: A method for defining an isolation area around an object of interest in a cell culture vessel, the method comprising the steps of: —obtaining one or more images of the cell culture vessel using one or more of a plurality of illumination sources, each illumination source being capable of illuminating the vessel from a different direction; —selecting an image or combination of images for further processing; —applying a circular object detection transformation to identify one or more objects of interest being substantially circular objects in the cell culture vessel, which circular objects of interest are representative of isolated colonies in the cell culture vessel and determining the center of an object of interest; —applying a binarizing step to obtain a binarized image of the object of interest and other objects, wherein the center of the binarized image corresponds to the center of the object of interest; —iteratively forming concentric circles with increasing radius, wherein the concentric circles are cenType: GrantFiled: November 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignees: BioMerieux, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Loréne Allano, Guillaume Sutra, Lorette Munoz, Corine Fulchiron, Dominique Decaux, Frédéric Pinston
-
Patent number: 9400242Abstract: A method for enhancing an image of a biological sample, which biological sample has been grown in a vessel on a culture medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignees: bioMérieux, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Lorène Allano, Léontine Jacolin, Dominique Decaux, Frédéric Pinston, Denis Desseree, Guillaume Boissier, Christophe Tachier, Corine Fulchiron, Lorette Lapierre, Guillaume Sutra
-
Publication number: 20150278575Abstract: A method for defining an isolation area around an object of interest in a cell culture vessel, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining one or more images of the cell culture vessel using one or more of a plurality of illumination sources, each illumination source being capable of illuminating the vessel from a different direction; selecting an image or combination of images for further processing; applying a circular object detection transformation to identify one or more objects of interest being substantially circular objects in the cell culture vessel, which circular objects of interest are representative of isolated colonies in the cell culture vessel and determining the center of an object of interest; applying a binarizing step to obtain a binarized image of the object of interest and other objects, wherein the center of the binarized image corresponds to the center of the object of interest; iteratively forming concentric circles with increasing radius, wherein the concentric circles are centeredType: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Loréne Allano, Guillaume Sutra, Lorette Munoz, Corine Fulchiron, Dominique Decaux, Frédéric Pinston
-
Publication number: 20140322745Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of sampling biological material on a reference surface, such as the surface of an agar medium, with the aid of a sampling tool, said method making it possible to steer the displacement of the sampling tool towards the reference surface, from a first position towards a second position, and/or of the reference surface towards the sampling tool, from a first position towards a second position, said second position being a contact position in which the sampling tool and the reference surface are in contact, said method comprising the following steps: a) illuminating the sampling tool in said first position in order to make the sampling tool visible and to project an image of the sampling tool onto the reference surface, b) acquiring an image of both the sampling tool and its image projected onto the reference surface, c) processing the image obtained in step b) in order to determine if, on the processed image, the gap between the sampling tool and its projected image isType: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Dominique Decaux, Régis Montvernay, Frédéric Pinston
-
Publication number: 20140161330Abstract: A method for enhancing an image of a biological sample, which biological sample has been grown in a vessel on a culture medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicants: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives, BIOMÉRIEUXInventors: Lorène Allano, Léontine Jacolin, Dominique Decaux, Frédéric Pinston, Denis Desseree, Guillaume Boissier, Christophe Tachier, Corine Fulchiron, Lorette Lapierre, Guillaume Sutra
-
Publication number: 20130109047Abstract: The aim of the present invention is a method of sampling all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7), which is crude, enriched or cultured through contact with a culture medium (8), such as agar, for example in a Petri dish, using a probe (3) equipped with a terminal end (4), said sampling method comprising the steps of cooling the terminal end (4) of the probe (3), sticking all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) to be sampled through contact, or by applying a pressure exerted by the terminal end (4) onto the sample (11) of biological matter (7), and sampling of all or part of the sample (11) of biological matter (7) so as to separate the sample (11) of biological matter (7) from the culture medium (8), a method of depositing into a container (9) or onto an analysis plate (14) all or part of a sample (11) of biological matter (7) stuck onto a frosted terminal end (4) of a probe, said depositing method including a step of separating the terminal end (4) of the probe (3) from all or pType: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: BIOMERIEUX S.A.Inventors: Jean-Philippe Charrier, Bruno Colin, Laurent Drazek, Cécile Paris, Jean-Claude Raymond, Dominique Decaux
-
Publication number: 20100332158Abstract: A method for measuring the volume of a liquid dispensed inside a container with the aid of a suction/discharge device included in an analysis automaton, said method comprising: positioning said suction/discharge device plumb with said container; triggering the continuous measurement of the values of electrical capacitance between the end of the needle of the suction/discharge device and the assembly consisting of the container, the chassis of the analysis automaton; triggering the dispensing of the liquid into the container with the aid of the suction/discharge device; measuring the period t during which the values of electrical capacitance between the end of the needle of the suction/discharge device and the assembly are greater than a threshold value S; and calculating the volume of liquid dispensed into the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: BIOMÉRIEUXInventors: Olivier Courtial, Dominique Decaux, Lionel Majczak
-
Publication number: 20090049933Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for automatic pipetting of a liquid specimen, essentially comprising: a) at least one means for sampling-dispensing the liquid specimen; b) at least one compartment for receiving the liquid specimen, intended to receive all or part of the liquid specimen sampled by said sampling-dispensing means; c) at least one data acquisition means; d) at least one data processing means integrated within said pipetting device and/or delocalized, able to process the data acquired by the data acquisition means; e) at least one means for communication between the pipetting device and a data retrieval device, said communication means being able to transfer the data between said data acquisition means and said data processing means, when the latter is delocalized; and f) at least one power supply means; the data acquisition means being a means for identifying the liquid specimen and/or the container or containers intended to receive all or part of said liquid specimen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: BIOMERIEUXInventors: Dominique Decaux, Bernard Limon, Frederic Paulhet