Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for controlling a focus point of a stationary beam focusing on a sample in a rotating cartridge placed in a rotating disc
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Application No.: US16761459Application Date: 2018-11-05
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Publication No.: US11642680B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Ole Christian Tronrud , Rolf Jahren , Sebastian Stenmark , Stig Morten Borch
- Applicant: SpinChip Diagnostics AS
- Applicant Address: NO Oslo
- Assignee: SpinChip Diagnostics AS
- Current Assignee: SpinChip Diagnostics AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Oslo
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Priority: NO 171780 2017.11.09
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/080079 2018.11.05
- International Announcement: WO2019/091880A 2019.05.16
- Date entered country: 2020-05-04
- Main IPC: G01N35/04
- IPC: G01N35/04 ; B01L3/00 ; B04B5/02 ; B04B13/00 ; G01N21/07 ; G01N35/00

Abstract:
Provided are methods and apparatuses for controlling a position of a target point on a processing result relative to a focus point of a focusing sensor system for determining properties of the processing result. The method includes the steps of determining an initial focus point of the focusing sensor system, controlling rotation of the cartridge and disc, checking whether the initial focus point of the focusing sensor system corresponds to the target point on the processing result, comparing (x, y) target positions in captured images with the initial focus point of the focusing sensor system, adjusting rotation of the cartridge and disc such that the focus point of the focusing sensor system corresponds to the target point on the processing result, and detecting and examining signals received from the focusing sensor system for determining properties of the processing result.
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