Patents by Inventor Václav Belák

Václav Belák 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 parasite analysis system
    Patent number: 11741731
    Abstract: A parasite analysis system includes a pressure vessel configured to store a biological sample, an imaging cell connected to the pressure vessel, and a waste depository connected to the imaging cell. An input valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the pressure vessel into the imaging cell and an output valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the imaging cell into the waste depository. The parasite analysis system also includes a camera that captures a chronological set of images of a portion of the biological sample in the imaging cell and an image analysis system that analyzes the chronological set of images to generate an estimate of a number of parasites in the portion of the biological sample. Estimates for multiple portions of the biological sample may be generated and sampling techniques used to estimate the number of parasites in the entire biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Vácha, Petr Jankuj, Richard Josef Marhoefer, Václav Belák, Jind{hacek over (r)}ich Soukup, Brunhilde Schölzke, Britta von Oepen
  • AUTOMATED PARASITE ANALYSIS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220351531
    Abstract: A parasite analysis system includes a pressure vessel configured to store a biological sample, an imaging cell connected to the pressure vessel, and a waste depository connected to the imaging cell. An input valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the pressure vessel into the imaging cell and an output valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the imaging cell into the waste depository. The parasite analysis system also includes a camera that captures a chronological set of images of a portion of the biological sample in the imaging cell and an image analysis system that analyzes the chronological set of images to generate an estimate of a number of parasites in the portion of the biological sample. Estimates for multiple portions of the biological sample may be generated and sampling techniques used to estimate the number of parasites in the entire biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Pavel Vácha, Petr Jankuj, Richard Josef Marhoefer, Václav Belák, Jindrich Soukup, Brunhilde Schölzke, Britta von Oepen
  • Automated parasite analysis system
    Patent number: 11423679
    Abstract: A parasite analysis system includes a pressure vessel configured to store a biological sample, an imaging cell connected to the pressure vessel, and a waste depository connected to the imaging cell. An input valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the pressure vessel into the imaging cell and an output valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the imaging cell into the waste depository. The parasite analysis system also includes a camera that captures a chronological set of images of a portion of the biological sample in the imaging cell and an image analysis system that analyzes the chronological set of images to generate an estimate of a number of parasites in the portion of the biological sample. Estimates for multiple portions of the biological sample may be generated and sampling techniques used to estimate the number of parasites in the entire biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Vácha, Petr Jankuj, Richard Josef Marhoefer, Václav Belák, Jind{hacek over (r)}ich Soukup, Brunhilde Schölzke, Britta von Oepen
  • AUTOMATED PARASITE ANALYSIS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200026904
    Abstract: A parasite analysis system includes a pressure vessel configured to store a biological sample, an imaging cell connected to the pressure vessel, and a waste depository connected to the imaging cell. An input valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the pressure vessel into the imaging cell and an output valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the imaging cell into the waste depository. The parasite analysis system also includes a camera that captures a chronological set of images of a portion of the biological sample in the imaging cell and an image analysis system that analyzes the chronological set of images to generate an estimate of a number of parasites in the portion of the biological sample. Estimates for multiple portions of the biological sample may be generated and sampling techniques used to estimate the number of parasites in the entire biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Pavel Vácha, Petr Jankuj, Richard Josef Marhoefer, Václav Belák, Jindrich Soukup, Brunhilde Schölzke, Britta von Oepen
  • Automated parasite analysis system
    Patent number: 10372967
    Abstract: A parasite analysis system includes a pressure vessel configured to store a biological sample, an imaging cell connected to the pressure vessel, and a waste depository connected to the imaging cell. An input valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the pressure vessel into the imaging cell and an output valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the imaging cell into the waste depository. The parasite analysis system also includes a camera that captures a chronological set of images of a portion of the biological sample in the imaging cell and an image analysis system that analyzes the chronological set of images to generate an estimate of a number of parasites in the portion of the biological sample. Estimates for multiple portions of the biological sample may be generated and sampling techniques used to estimate the number of parasites in the entire biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Vácha, Petr Jankuj, Richard J. Marhoefer, Václav Belák, Jind{hacek over (r)}ich Soukup, Brunhilde Schölzke, Britta von Oepen