Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

IKONISYS, Inc.

39Patents
25Active
39Granted
46Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 17, 1999 → Mar 19, 2013 · 20 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6320174A Composing microscope Physics 44 Expired
US6221607A Automated fluorescence in situ hybridization detection of genetic abnormalities Physics 26 Expired
US7639139B2 System for automatically locating and manipulating positions on an object Physics 23 Active
US7346200B1 Method and apparatus for computer controlled cell based diagnosis Physics 22 Expired
US8088715B2 Detection of circulating tumor cells in peripheral blood with an automated scanning fluorescence microscope Physics 21 Active
US7522757B2 Method and apparatus for computer controlled cell based diagnosis Physics 18 Expired
US6759663B2 Device and method for detecting and localizing cells by means of photosensitive waveguides Physics 15 Expired
US6136540A Automated fluorescence in situ hybridization detection of genetic abnormalities Physics 13 Expired
US7948676B2 Automated cassette and slide handling system for an automatic microscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8445411B2 Detection of circulating tumor cells in peripheral blood with an automated scanning fluorescence microscope Physics 11 Active
US7257267B2 Method and system for image segmentation Physics 11 Expired
US7901887B2 Automated cancer diagnostic methods using fish Physics 8 Active
US7706061B2 Automated microscope slide read system Physics 6 Active
US7835869B2 Method and apparatus for computer controlled rare cell, including fetal cell, based diagnosis Physics 6 Active
US7991213B2 System for detecting infectious agents using computer-controlled automated image analysis Physics 6 Active
US8791429B2 Method for detecting fluorescent signals in a biological sample Physics 5 Active
US6956695B2 System and method for increasing the contrast of an image produced by an epifluorescence microscope Physics 5 Expired
US7460732B2 Method and system for object recognition using fractal maps Physics 4 Active
US7897900B2 Imager system with gain control means Electricity 3 Active
US6993187B2 Method and system for object recognition using fractal maps Physics 3 Expired
US7062079B2 Method and system for image segmentation Physics 3 Expired
US7660454B2 Process for identifying FISH signals Physics 2 Active
US8398263B2 Filter wheel Physics 2 Active
US8000509B2 Image processing method for a microscope system Physics 2 Active
US7885449B2 System for detecting infectious agents using computer-controlled automated image analysis Physics 2 Active

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