Patent ID: 11959910
Assignee: PATTERN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for identifying a cell comprising:
(a) contacting a sample containing cells with at least two different reporters having identical emission spectra, thereby forming a sample mixture;
(b) partitioning the sample mixture into a plurality of volume partitions containing one cell or one cellular aggregate;
(c) incubating the volume partitions for a period of time at a specified temperature or series of temperatures;
(d) monitoring optical characteristics of the volume partitions during the incubation time;
(e) constructing waveforms for the volume partitions based on the optical characteristics over time; and
(f) identifying the cell in the volume partition based on the waveform constructed for the volume partition.