Frederick S Soo

US Patent:

20120019270, Jan 26, 2012

Filed:

Jul 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/804442

Inventors:

Dario G. Amodei - Princeton NJ, US
Eve R. Schneider - Rosemont NJ, US
Frederick S. Soo - Princeton NJ, US

International Classification:

G01R 27/08
B01L 3/02
H01R 43/00
B32B 38/00

US Classification:

324692, 156278, 7386401, 29825

Abstract:

A pipette suitable for carrying out patch clamp techniques for characterizing the physiology of living cells is constructed using microfabrication techniques applied to silicon wafers. The pipette includes a body portion configured for mounting in a micromanipulator and a patch tip having a patch aperture. An internal passage through the pipette permits controlled dialysis of the cell contents. A solid conductive electrode near the patch tip can be connected to suitable electronics, permitting electrical activity of the cell to be monitored with very low access resistance and lowering the capacitance of the pipette. Other microfluidic devices such as pumps and valves are integrated into the device so that the dialysis can be rapidly controlled by electronic means. The pipette can also be configured so that multiple cells can be patched simultaneously, or multiple patches can be made on a single cell simultaneously. The design includes a method for separately fabricating the tip and body of the pipette, reducing the expense of fabrication.

US Patent:

20200110952, Apr 9, 2020

Filed:

Dec 9, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/708178

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Frederick Soo - Palo Alto CA, US
Stefan Heck - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
B60R 25/25
G06K 9/46

Abstract:

A method for driver identification including recording a first image of a vehicle driver; extracting a set of values for a set of facial features of the vehicle driver from the first image; determining a filtering parameter; selecting a cluster of driver identifiers from a set of clusters, based on the filtering parameter; computing a probability that the set of values is associated with each driver identifier of the cluster; determining, at the vehicle sensor system, driving characterization data for the driving session; and in response to the computed probability exceeding a first threshold probability: determining that the new set of values corresponds to one driver identifier within the selected cluster, and associating the driving characterization data with the one driver identifier.

US Patent:

20190050657, Feb 14, 2019

Filed:

Oct 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/160809

Inventors:

- Dublin, IE
Frederick Soo - Palo Alto CA, US
Stefan Heck - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
B60R 25/25

Abstract:

A method for driver identification including recording a first image of a vehicle driver; extracting a set of values for a set of facial features of the vehicle driver from the first image; determining a filtering parameter; selecting a cluster of driver identifiers from a set of clusters, based on the filtering parameter; computing a probability that the set of values is associated with each driver identifier of the cluster; determining, at the vehicle sensor system, driving characterization data for the driving session; and in response to the computed probability exceeding a first threshold probability: determining that the new set of values corresponds to one driver identifier within the selected cluster, and associating the driving characterization data with the one driver identifier.

US Patent:

20180012092, Jan 11, 2018

Filed:

Jul 5, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/642094

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Frederick Soo - Palo Alto CA, US
Stefan Heck - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
B60R 25/25

Abstract:

A method for driver identification including recording a first image of a vehicle driver; extracting a set of values for a set of facial features of the vehicle driver from the first image; determining a filtering parameter; selecting a cluster of driver identifiers from a set of clusters, based on the filtering parameter; computing a probability that the set of values is associated with each driver identifier of the cluster; determining, at the vehicle sensor system, driving characterization data for the driving session; and in response to the computed probability exceeding a first threshold probability: determining that the new set of values corresponds to one driver identifier within the selected cluster, and associating the driving characterization data with the one driver identifier.