(19)
(11) EP 4 526 040 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
26.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/13

(21) Application number: 23808257.2

(22) Date of filing: 17.05.2023
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 7/00(2006.01)
G06T 7/00(2017.01)
B01L 3/02(2006.01)
C12Q 1/686(2018.01)
G16B 40/10(2019.01)
C12M 1/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C12Q 1/686; G01N 35/1074; G01N 2035/00356; G06T 7/11; G06T 7/194; G06T 2207/20081; G06T 2207/30072
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2023/022567
(87) International publication number:
WO 2023/225106 (23.11.2023 Gazette 2023/47)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 18.05.2022 US 202263343485 P
02.11.2022 US 202263421928 P

(71) Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Hercules, CA 94547 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • HANDIQUE, Kalyan
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • JAFEK, Alexander R.
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • CRISTIE-DAVID, Ajitha Sandeepanie
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • MUELLER, Helena
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • BAUER, David Paul
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • SHAHID, Ali
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • NOURI, Nima
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • PEREZ, Joshua-Noel
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • LAM, Gretchen Yinbon
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • SARKISSIAN MILNER, Christina Ann
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • SINKLER, Christopher Allen
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • MARGERIDON, Séverine
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • HERRERA, Monica Beatriz
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • YOSHIMURA, Wataru Christopher
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • FARAVASHI, Nargol
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • LOPEZ-CANDALES, Gabriel
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • RAMASAMY, Arumugam
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)
  • FOROZESH, Farhad
    Hercules, California 94547 (US)

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