ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,087, issued on May 20, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Method for optimal scaling of cytometry data for machine learning analysis and systems for same" was invented by Nikolay Samusik (Monterey, Calif.) and Joseph T. Trotter (La Jolla, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for processing and scaling cytometric data. Methods according to certain embodiments include obtaining cytometric data for a sample, wherein the cytometric data comprises measurements of a plurality of parameters from particles irradiated in the sample flowing in a flow stream; iden...