Patent ID: 11905507
Assignee: THRIVE BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of facilitating a networked incubator operation, the method comprising:
providing an incubator connected to a network and configured with a cell imager therein;
automatically moving a cell culture vessel into a position wherein cells cultures within the vessel can be imaged;
automatically imaging the cell cultures to generate a plurality of images;
stitching the images together;
analyze the stitched together images to provide cell culture image analysis data;
communicating images and cell culture image analysis data from the incubator to the network;
storing the images and cell culture image analysis data in a database accessible to other devices connected to the network; and
using the image analysis data to predict cell growth and passaging time and to schedule imaging of the cells at the predicted passaging time.