Patents by Inventor Lanbrecht Piet Kok

Lanbrecht Piet Kok 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).

  • Automated histological specimen classification system and method
    Patent number: 5939278
    Abstract: A semi-automated method of classifying a histological specimen for the presence of premalignant or malignant cells, including the steps of treating a specimen with an immunohistochemical marker to provide a visual indication of cell proliferation, ranking individual objects in the specimen in an order according to the likelihood that each object has attributes consistent with a premalignant or malignant cell or cell cluster, selecting for display a set of said objects according to said ranking, and displaying images of said selected objects to facilitate review by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Neuromedical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathilde Elisabeth Boon, Lanbrecht Piet Kok, Laurie J. Mango, Akiva Rutenberg, Mark R. Rutenberg