Patent ID: 8560251

Claim:
A system for increasing sample throughput, comprising: a sensor configured to generate data signals in response to being exposed to an analyte within a sample; a processor; and, at least one non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code being executed in the processor to, record data points associated with the data signals, select a series of data points corresponding to a portion of a kinetic region time range from the recorded data points, convert the selected data points to a logarithmic function of time scale, evaluate the converted data points, determine a curve that fits the evaluated data points, determine a curve fitting equation corresponding to the curve, wherein the curve fitting equation is of the form s(t)=a(log(t)) 2 +b(log(t))+c, wherein t represents time, s(t) represents the data point at time t, and a, b and c are fit parameters for a second order polynomial and are determined based on the initial sensor response, extrapolate an end point response of the sensor using the curve fitting equation; and calculate, using the extrapolated end point response, a value corresponding to the analyte.