Patents by Inventor Randall Shopoff

Randall Shopoff 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 of determining a best initial focal position estimate
    Patent number: 6970789
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for a method for determining a best initial focal position estimate for a current sample location on a substrate comprising multiple sample locations, comprising determining the best initial focal position estimate by using a result from one or more techniques selected from the group consisting of linear regression analysis of focal positions determined for at least two other sample locations on the substrate and quadratic regression analysis of focal positions determined for at least three other sample locations on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Cellomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Ippolito, Oleg Lapets, Michael Sipe, Randall Shopoff
  • Method for determining a best initial focal position estimate
    Publication number: 20020172964
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for a method for determining a best initial focal position estimate for a current sample location on a substrate comprising multiple sample locations, comprising determining the best initial focal position estimate by using a result from one or more techniques selected from the group consisting of linear regression analysis of focal positions determined for at least two other sample locations on the substrate and quadratic regression analysis of focal positions determined for at least three other sample locations on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: Cellomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Ippolito, Oleg Lapets, Michael Sipe, Randall Shopoff