Patent ID: 9652841
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61L,G01N,G06T

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: one or more memories comprising computer-readable code and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured, in response to execution of the computer-readable code, to cause the apparatus to perform actions comprising: receive inputs from one or more sensors, the inputs comprising images of a fluid having bubbles and particles therein, of which at least some of the bubbles are attached to some of the particles and suspended in the fluid; for at least some of the respective bubbles with attached particles, determine from the inputs at least two contact angles at different locations at which the respective bubble is attached to the particle; using the determined contact angles, predict a process improvement by which bubbles would more efficiently float the particles out of the fluid as compared to the input images, wherein the predicted process improvement is selected from the group comprising: and provide an output for driving a graphical display screen, the output comprising at least one of: