ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,204, issued on Aug. 5.
"Systems and methods for identifying light emitting droplets using an image sensor and lens system" was invented by Christian Woehler (Heidelberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for identifying a plurality of light emitting droplets includes a detector system having an image sensor comprising an array of pixels and a structure a structure associated with a surface of the image sensor that extends a height away from the surface of the image sensor and defines a field of view for pixels within the array of pixels. The apparatus can additionally include a lens system positioned in front of the ...