US 11,988,589 B2
Parameters for use in particle discrimination
Matthew Bahr, Fremont, CA (US); Eric D. Diebold, Menlo Park, CA (US); Jonathan Lin, San Jose, CA (US); and Keegan Owsley, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/588,040.
Application 17/588,040 is a continuation of application No. 16/817,331, filed on Mar. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,268,890.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/826,646, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0187182 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 15/0227 (2024.01); G01N 15/1404 (2024.01)
CPC G01N 15/0227 (2013.01) [G01N 15/1404 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a light source configured to irradiate a sample comprising cells in a flow stream;
a light detection system comprising a photodetector; and
an integrated circuit programmed to:
generate frequency encoded data of an object in the flow stream in an interrogation region to produce spatial data comprising spatially encoded frequencies across the object; and
determine whether the object in the flow stream is a cell aggregate based on the spatial data.