Sperm Picking System EP4103926A1
Summary
Smart-Pick GmbH filed patent application EP4103926A1 titled 'Sperm Picking System' with inventor KOSA, Gabor. The application was published by the European Patent Office on April 15, 2026. The invention is classified under multiple IPC categories including G01N 15/14, B01L 3/00, C12N 5/071, G01N 21/84, and G06K 9/00, indicating applications in image analysis, microfluidic devices, cell processing, and artificial intelligence for sperm selection.
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Smart-Pick GmbH filed patent application EP4103926A1 for a sperm picking system with the European Patent Office. The application was published on April 15, 2026, naming KOSA, Gabor as the sole inventor. Multiple IPC classifications indicate the invention spans microfluidic handling, cell processing, imaging analysis, and AI-based pattern recognition.
Affected parties in the biotech and reproductive technology sectors should monitor this application to assess potential competitive implications in sperm selection and assisted reproduction technologies. The broad IPC coverage across G01N, B01L, C12N, and G06K classifications suggests applications beyond reproductive medicine, potentially extending to general cell sorting and machine vision systems.
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SPERM PICKING SYSTEM
Publication EP4103926A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
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Smart-Pick GmbH
Inventors
KOSA, Gabor
IPC Classifications
G01N 15/14 20060101AFI20210820BHEP B01L 3/00 20060101ALI20210820BHEP C12N 5/071 20100101ALI20210820BHEP G01N 21/84 20060101ALI20210820BHEP G06K 9/00 20220101ALI20210820BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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