Assessment of micro-organism presence

US11597960B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Alex David Corwin · Niskayuna, US
• Erik Leeming Kvam · Albany, US
• Christine Lynne Surrette · Albany, US
• Brian Joseph Scherer · Niskayuna, US
• Pei-Hsin Kuo · Schenectady, US
• Ralf Lenigk · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/30024
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to approaches for assessing a sample or the presence of microorganisms. The sample, in certain implementations may be assessed for one or both of absence of microorganisms (sterility) and/or for concentration of said organisms (bio-burden). sample partition device may be employed that partitions the sample input volume into multiple discrete measurement zones with little or no loss of sample (e.g., zero-loss) and with little operator involvement, thereby reducing operator- and environment-based false positives.