Patents by Inventor Koshy Thekkadathu Chacko

Koshy Thekkadathu Chacko 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).

  • Methods, systems and devices for automatically focusing a microscope on a substrate
    Patent number: 10393997
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for automatically focusing a microscope on a specimen and collecting a focused image of the specimen are provided. Aspects of the methods include detecting the presence of a substrate in a microscope, determining whether the substrate is in a correct orientation for imaging, focusing the microscope on a specimen that is placed on the substrate, and collecting one or more images of the specimen. Systems and devices for carrying out the subject methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Trevor David Shields, Robert John Fahey, Damian John Verdnik, Svitlana Y. Berezhna, Mahmoud Janbakhsh, Koshy Thekkadathu Chacko
  • Methods, Systems and Devices for Automatically Focusing a Microscope on a Substrate
    Publication number: 20160238826
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for automatically focusing a microscope on a specimen and collecting a focused image of the specimen are provided. Aspects of the methods include detecting the presence of a substrate in a microscope, determining whether the substrate is in a correct orientation for imaging, focusing the microscope on a specimen that is placed on the substrate, and collecting one or more images of the specimen. Systems and devices for carrying out the subject methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Trevor David Shields, Robert John Fahey, Damian John Verdnik, Svitlana Y. Berezhna, Mahmoud Janbakhsh, Koshy Thekkadathu Chacko