公开(公告)号：EP3286732A2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-28

申请号：EP16720645

申请日：2016-04-22

Applicant: BD KIESTRA B V ,  WILES TIMOTHY M

Inventor： WILES TIMOTHY M ,  MARCELPOIL RAPHAEL RODOLPHE

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  C12M1/34 ,  G01N33/483 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/0016 ,  C12M41/36 ,  C12Q1/02 ,  G06K9/0014 ,  G06K9/00147 ,  G06T2207/10056 ,  G06T2207/30024

Abstract: An imaging system and method for microbial growth detection, counting or identification. One colony may be contrasted in an image that is not optimal for another type of colony. The system and method provides contrast from all available material through space (spatial differences), time (differences appearing over time for a given capture condition) and color space transformation using image input information over time to assess whether microbial growth has occurred for a given sample.

公开(公告)号：EP3294862A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-21

申请号：EP16729658

申请日：2016-05-13

Applicant: BD KIESTRA B V ,  LIZZI MICHAEL JUSTIN

Inventor： LIZZI MICHAEL JUSTIN ,  BLAAUW LUKAS ,  HANSEN TIMOTHY R ,  VAN DER WERFF FREERK H ,  SINNEMA JURJEN ,  BROWN JORDAN ,  BURMASTER JAMES GLEN ,  GONCALVES RUI ,  LUKIC MILENKO ,  ORUCEVIC NINO ,  JURITSCH MARTIN JOHN

IPC: C12M1/22 ,  B65G59/06 ,  C12M1/00 ,  C12M3/00

CPC classification number: C12M23/10 ,  B65G59/063 ,  B65G59/106 ,  C12M23/48 ,  C12M99/00 ,  G01N2035/0425

Abstract: A separating system (1) comprises a housing (60) sized to receive a stack of articles having at least one first article (12) stacked on top of a second article (10). The system (1) also includes a lifter (20) movable into a contact position adjacent a surface (13) on the at least one first article (12). The lifter (20) is adapted to apply a lifting force to the surface (13) to lift at least a portion of the first article (12) above the contact position. An extractor (40) moves the second article (10) away from the stack of articles after the at least one first article (12) has been lifted above the contact position by the lifter (20). The housing (60) prevents the at least one first article (12) from moving with the second article (10) when the second article (10) is moved by the extractor (40) and guides the stack of articles downward after the second article (10) is moved away.

公开(公告)号：EP3286731A2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-28

申请号：EP16720643

申请日：2016-04-22

Applicant: BD KIESTRA B V ,  WILES TIMOTHY M

Inventor： WILES TIMOTHY M ,  MARCELPOIL RAPHAEL RODOLPHE

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G01N33/483 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/0016 ,  C12M23/10 ,  C12M23/22 ,  C12M41/14 ,  C12M41/46 ,  C12M41/48 ,  G06K9/00127 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06T2207/10056 ,  G06T2207/10152 ,  G06T2207/30024

Abstract: An imaging system and method for microbial growth detection, counting or identification. One colony may be contrasted in an image that is not optimal for another type of colony. The system and method provides contrast from all available material through space (spatial differences), time (differences appearing over time for a given capture condition) and color space transformation using image input information over time to assess whether microbial growth has occurred for a given sample.