Patents by Inventor Mark Segrist

Mark Segrist 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detection of foam in specimen containers
    Patent number: 11334980
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting foam in a specimen container. The method includes the following steps: transporting a specimen container into a locator well; centering the specimen container in the locator well; rotating the specimen container around a vertical axis in the locator well; imaging the specimen container during the rotation; analyzing an image of the specimen container captured during the rotation; and detecting foam in the specimen container based on the analysis of the image. An apparatus configured to perform the steps is also provided. The method and apparatus may be used in conjunction with a system for automatically determining whether a sample is positive for microorganism growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: bioMerieux, Inc.
    Inventors: Thierry Vivet, Dennis Connor, Mark Segrist, Mark S. Wilson, John G. Link
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF FOAM IN SPECIMEN CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20190378265
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting foam in a specimen container. The method includes the following steps: transporting a specimen container into a locator well; centering the specimen container in the locator well; rotating the specimen container around a vertical axis in the locator well; imaging the specimen container during the rotation; analyzing an image of the specimen container captured during the rotation; and detecting foam in the specimen container based on the analysis of the image. An apparatus configured to perform the steps is also provided. The method and apparatus may be used in conjunction with a system for automatically determining whether a sample is positive for microorganism growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thierry Vivet, Dennis Connor, Mark Segrist, Mark S. Wilson, John G. Link
  • Method and apparatus for detection of foam in specimen containers
    Patent number: 10395357
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting foam in a specimen container. The method includes the following steps: transporting a specimen container into a locator well; centering the specimen container in the locator well; rotating the specimen container around a vertical axis in the locator well; imaging the specimen container during the rotation; analyzing an image of the specimen container captured during the rotation; and detecting foam in the specimen container based on the analysis of the image. An apparatus configured to perform the steps is also provided. The method and apparatus may be used in conjunction with a system for automatically determining whether a sample is positive for microorganism growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: bioMerieux, Inc.
    Inventors: Thierry Vivet, Dennis Connor, Mark Segrist, Mark S. Wilson, John G. Link
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF FOAM IN SPECIMEN CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20170345141
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting foam in a specimen container. The method includes the following steps: transporting a specimen container into a locator well; centering the specimen container in the locator well; rotating the specimen container around a vertical axis in the locator well; imaging the specimen container during the rotation; analyzing an image of the specimen container captured during the rotation; and detecting foam in the specimen container based on the analysis of the image. An apparatus configured to perform the steps is also provided. The method and apparatus may be used in conjunction with a system for automatically determining whether a sample is positive for microorganism growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Thierry Vivet, Dennis Connor, Mark Segrist, Mark S. Wilson