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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7863552 | Digital images and related methodologies An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7738026 | Increasing fill-factor on pixelated sensors Disclosed are systems, devices, and methodologies that facilitate increasing the effective fill-factor of digital sensors. In general, fill-factor relates to the active area or photosensor region of the sensor with respect to the inactive area/deadzone or space betw... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7692131 | Imaging system and methodology with projected pixels mapped to the diffraction limited spot An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7601938 | Imaging system, methodology, and applications employing reciprocal space optical design An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7545431 | System and methods for increasing fill-factor on pixelated sensor arrays A system and methodology that facilitates increasing the fill-factor of digital sensor arrays at a reduced cost. In general, fill-factor relates to the active area of the sensor array with respect to the inactive area or space between pixels on the array. By increas... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7288751 | Imaging system, methodology, and applications employing reciprocal space optical design An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7248716 | Imaging system, methodology, and applications employing reciprocal space optical design An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7158181 | System and methods for increasing fill-factor on pixelated sensor arrays A system and methodology that facilitates increasing the fill-factor of digital sensor arrays at a reduced cost. In general, fill-factor relates to the active area of the sensor array with respect to the inactive area or space between pixels on the array. By increas... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151246 | Imaging system and methodology An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7122776 | Imaging system for examining biological material Improved biological material imaging systems and related methods are provided by using an imaging system for imaging biological materials, the imaging system comprising a sensor having one or more receptors, and an image transfer medium to scale the one or more rece... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109464 | Semiconductor imaging system and related methodology An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105795 | Imaging system, methodology, and applications employing reciprocal space optical design An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6903323 | Imaging system and methodology employing reciprocal space optical design An imaging system and methodology is provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors to an object field of view. A computer, memory, and/or d... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6813008 | Microdissection optical system Improved laser capture microdissection systems and related methods are provided by using an imaging system for imaging the tissue sample from which a cell sample is to be obtained, the imaging system comprising a sensor having one or more receptors, and an image tra... | 11/02/2004 |
