Patents by Inventor Trisha A Mitlo

Trisha A Mitlo 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).

  • Object picking apparatus with imaging-based locating of pipette tip
    Patent number: 11465140
    Abstract: An object such as a cell colony may be picked from a plurality of objects by acquiring an image of the objects and an image of a pipette tip. The image of the objects is analyzed to select an object of interest. The selected object is associated with a coordinate position. Based on the coordinate position, the pipette tip is positioned over the selected object. An image of the pipette tip is then acquired and analyzed. The pipette tip is associated with a coordinate position. A positional error between the coordinate position of the selected object and the coordinate position of the pipette tip is determined. Based on the positional error, the pipette tip and/or a sample holder supporting the objects is moved to align the pipette tip over the selected object, by matching the coordinate position of the pipette tip with the coordinate position of the selected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Molecular Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Briggs, Paula Gedraitis, Trisha A Mitlo
  • Object Picking Apparatus with Imaging-Based Locating of Pipette Tip
    Publication number: 20200147601
    Abstract: An object such as a cell colony may be picked from a plurality of objects by acquiring an image of the objects and an image of a pipette tip. The image of the objects is analyzed to select an object of interest. The selected object is associated with a coordinate position. Based on the coordinate position, the pipette tip is positioned over the selected object. An image of the pipette tip is then acquired and analyzed. The pipette tip is associated with a coordinate position. A positional error between the coordinate position of the selected object and the coordinate position of the pipette tip is determined. Based on the positional error, the pipette tip and/or a sample holder supporting the objects is moved to align the pipette tip over the selected object, by matching the coordinate position of the pipette tip with the coordinate position of the selected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Briggs, Paula Gedraitis, Trisha A Mitlo