Patent ID: 11874233
Assignee: AMGEN INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for imaging a container holding a sample, the method comprising:
illuminating the container with a laser sheet of a first color;
capturing, by a first imager configured to filter out colors other than the first color, one or more images of the container;
simultaneously with illuminating the container with the laser sheet of the first color, illuminating the container with light of a second color different than the first color, wherein the light of the second color illuminates at least a majority of an entire volume of the container;
capturing, by a second imager configured to filter out colors other than the second color, one or more additional images of the container; and
analyzing, by one or more processors, (i) the one or more additional images to identify particles on or within the container and (ii) the one or more images to determine which of the particles on or within the container are external to the container.