Patents by Inventor Thomas Clark Pearson

Thomas Clark Pearson 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).

  • Video trigger synchronization for improved particle detection in a vessel
    Patent number: 9704239
    Abstract: A method includes, during an agitation period of an agitation profile, applying a motion to a transparent vessel containing a fluid, and while applying the motion; acquiring a sequence of original images of a portion of the transparent vessel; generating a background image from the sequence of original images; generating a resultant image from the background image and an original image in the sequence of original images; and identifying from the resultant image a particle in the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Graham Frank Milne, Dmitry Fradkin, Thomas Clark Pearson, Bonchull Chris Koo, Erwin Freund