ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,730,291, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Mabtech AB (Nacka Strand, Sweden).
"Apparatus and method of focusing a laser-scanning cytometer using the reflection of the laser" was invented by Edward Calvin (Nacka Strand, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automated analysis of particles in liquid samples using a laser-scanning confocal microscope. More specifically, embodiments described herein enable a novel method and apparatus for focusing a laser-scanning microscope using the reflection of the laser beam off of the vessel containing the liquid sample."
The patent was filed on Nov. 24, 2021, under Application No. 18/253,900.
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