James A Patten

US Patent:

20040109586, Jun 10, 2004

Filed:

Dec 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/309618

Inventors:

Scott Samson - Safety Harbor FL, US
Lawrence Langebrake - Largo FL, US
James Patten - Sarasota FL, US
Chad Lembke - St. Petersburg FL, US

International Classification:

G06K009/00

US Classification:

382/109000

Abstract:

The instrument of the instant invention provides for a fluidic plankton or other micro-particle analyzer that is capable of data reduction via a novel reduction circuit for better resolution in identification and quantification of the particles. By virtue of using line scan or similar cameras the instant system is capable of high resolution without as much interference as experienced with two-dimensional systems. The data reduction circuit also enables the microscopic material to be analyzed and recorded with better adaptability to current computer storage systems.