Patents by Inventor Laurie J. Mango

Laurie J. Mango 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
  • Device and method for facilitating inspection of a specimen
    Patent number: 5655029
    Abstract: A device for the visual inspection of a specimen, comprising a first microscope for obtaining a magnified view of different areas of a specimen, a display monitor for displaying images of at least a subset of the different areas of the specimen, selection means for enabling the selection of a image displayed on the monitor, a second microscope for review of an area of the specimen corresponding to the selected image, a motorized stage for positioning said specimen with respect to the field of view of the second microscope, and a processor for determining the image selected and instructing the motorized stage to position the specimen so that the area of the specimen corresponding to the selected image is in the field of view of the second microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Neuromedical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Rutenberg, Robert Tjon-Fo-Sang, Leonid Strinkovsky, Laurie J. Mango, James C. Herriman
  • Automated specimen classification system and method
    Patent number: 5544650
    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: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Neuromedical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathilde E. Boon, Lanbrecht P. Kok, Laurie J. Mango, Akiva Rutenberg, Mark R. Rutenberg