Owner Tripath Imaging, Inc.

Inventors Gahm, Thomas; Marcelpoil, Raphael

Agent Watermark

Pub. Number AU-B-2002334590

PCT Number PCT/US02/29567

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/025554

Priority 09/957,446 19.09.01 US

Filing date 18 September 2002

Wipo publication date 1 April 2003

Acceptance publication date 10 January 2008

G01J 3/51 (2006.01) Spectrometry - using colour filters

G01N 21/27 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light

G01N 21/64 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light - Fluorescence

G01N 33/48 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups - Biological material, e.g. blood, urine

G01N 33/483 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups - Physical analysis of biological material

G02B 21/36 (2006.01) Microscopes - arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes

G06F 19/00 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications

G06K 9/00 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints

G06T 7/00 (2006.01) Image analysis, e.g. from bit-mapped to non bit-mapped

G06T 7/60 (2006.01) Image analysis, e.g. from bit-mapped to non bit-mapped - Analysis of geometric attributes, e.g. area, centre of gravity, perimeter, from an image