Bruce B Bailey

US Patent:

20170227447, Aug 10, 2017

Filed:

Jul 20, 2015

Appl. No.:

15/501787

Inventors:

- Brea CA, US
Thomas L. THRASHER - Fort Collins CO, US
Carley ROSS - Loveland CO, US
Bruce G. BAILEY - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

G01N 15/14
G01P 3/36

Abstract:

Multi-peak events are evaluated by a flow cytometer to distinguish events associated with a single particle from events associated with multiple particles for proper characterization of the particles.

US Patent:

20150050688, Feb 19, 2015

Filed:

Feb 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/377623

Inventors:

- Brea CA, US
Bruce G. Bailey - Fort Collins CO, US
Eric Von Seggern - Johnstown CO, US
Jeffrey W. Degeal - Loveland CO, US

International Classification:

G01N 15/14
G01N 35/08

US Classification:

435 34, 4352887

Abstract:

A sorting flow cytometer identifies an undesirable drop charge sequence that is preassigned to adjacent drops before the drops have separated from a fluid stream. An example of an undesirable drop charge sequence is a sequence of adjacent drops that are charged with sufficiently high opposing charges that, after the drops are formed, would result in merging of the adjacent drops. The sorting flow cytometer adjusts the assignment of drop charges to avoid the undesired drop charge sequence.