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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120049087 | SIMULTANEOUS ORTHOGONAL LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPY AND COMPUTED OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY An apparatus for and method of performing orthogonal light sheet microscopy (OLM) and computer optical tomography (COT) simultaneously in a single device are provided. The dual-mode imaging microscope allows for the use of both OLM and COT in a single instrument. This d... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120038977 | HIGH SPEED ACQUISITION VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY VIEWING OBJECT FEATURES System and method for selectively viewing features of objects, including features hidden under non-transparent materials. The system includes: illuminating light source producing illuminating light having controlled angular spectrum; homogenizing optics for spatial inte... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110109958 | LASER MICROSCOPE USING PHASE-MODULATION TYPE SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR A laser microscope comprises a laser light source emitting illumination light; an objective applying the illumination light on a sample; a light path compounding unit compounding a first illumination light path and a second illumination path between the laser light sour... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110085234 | Microscope stand A microscope stand for holding an optical and/or opto-electronical (e.g. video) observation system is mechanically connected to a microscope base, such as a basis plate, feet or rack or the like. In at least one embodiment, the microscope stand is made in two parts, the... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110043618 | INTEGRATED CALIBRATION SAMPLE BAY FOR FLUORESCENCE READERS A stage assembly, an imaging system that uses the stage assembly, and methods for using the stage assembly in a high content screening system. The stage assembly includes a stage having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface and an opening extending between the to... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100315708 | TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION INTERFEROMETER WITH LATERALLY STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION A total internal reflection microscope for epi-fluorescence illumination observations includes an objective through which an object to be observed is illuminated by an excitation illumination light at an angle to an observation axis of the microscope. The angle is adjus... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100284016 | OPTICAL CYTOMETRY The present invention provides optical systems and methods for determining a characteristic of a cell, such as cell type, cellular response to a biochemical event, biological state and the like. The methods typically involve using interferometry to observe membrane prop... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100142036 | ADAPTER FOR A CAMERA AND TELESCOPE The invention relates to an adapter (1) for securing a camera (2) or an optical measuring device onto a telescope (3). The adapter (1) comprises a platform (6) for securing the camera (2) and a cylindrical sleeve (4) for ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100110538 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Disclosed is a microscope system (1) for sequential observation of different fluorescent dyes that are accumulated in a tissue located in an object plane (22). An illumination system (70) of the microscope system (1) for illuminating the obje... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100072353 | CONCEPT FOR DETECTING IMAGES WITH SUB-WAVELENGTH RESOLUTION A microscope with sub-wavelength resolution with a light source for monochromatic light with a predetermined wavelength, an object carrier for an object to be examined, and an image sensor with an optical structure with a first side and a second side opposite to the fir... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100053736 | Confocal microscope apparatus The present application generates an image suitable for collectively observing a whole area or all wavelength components in a viewing field. A confocal microscope apparatus includes a detecting unit being disposed on a collecting location of the collecting optical syste... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100053735 | FOCUSING APPARATUS AND METHOD A focusing apparatus for use with an optical system having a high NA objective lens (20) includes an image forming and capturing means (26) for forming an image in an intermediate image zone (44), and for capturing an image by receiving and refocusi... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090310213 | Microscope The invention is based on a microscope (2), in particular a fluorescence analysis microscope, comprising an illumination carrier (20) and illumination units (22a, 22b) arranged thereon for a reflected-light illumination of a sam... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090303582 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND ITS MAGNIFICATION MODIFYING METHOD A microscope system comprises an objective, an image pickup device, a diameter-variable field stop disposed in a conjugate position with the focal plane of the objective, a magnification modifying device disposed in an optical path between the objective and the image pi... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090296203 | MICROSCOPE OBSERVATION SYSTEM This is a microscope observation system comprising a microscope, a camera unit, a light-amount adjustment unit for controlling adjustment parts included the microscope in order to suppress the amount of reflected light of a specimen image formed on the camera unit, a ca... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296208 | Observation device and wavelength limiting filter An observation device observing a sample cultured in a culture vessel includes an illuminating unit including an illumination optical system and illuminating the sample, an image-capturing unit including an imaging sensor and generating an image by capturing an image of... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090268280 | Microscope A microscope apparatus can generate information of a super-resolved image at high speed. For that purpose, the microscope apparatus of the present invention is equipped with an image-forming optical system for forming an intermediate image of light emitted from a specim... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090244697 | Optical recording and/or reproduction unit The invention relates to an optical recording and/or reading unit particularly suitable for scanning, preferably, a biological sample (1). Substantially, the unit comprises an optical unit (4) and/or a scanning unit (12) and also comprises a control... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090231689 | Rapid Microscope Scanner for Volume Image Acquisition Apparatus for and method of rapid three dimensional scanning and digitizing of an entire microscope sample, or a substantially large portion of a microscope sample, using a tilted sensor synchronized with a positioning stage. The system also provides a method for interp... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090201579 | Microscope device and resolution method of microscope image To provide a microscope device capable of resolving a microscopic pattern beyond optical resolution of the microscope device. A microscope device includes, an image sensor, an enlarging optical system forming a magnified image of at least p... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090185267 | MICROSCOPE AND VIRTUAL SLIDE FORMING SYSTEM Providing a microscope capable of movably adjusting an observation field of a sample without moving the sample. The microscope includes a first objective lens, a second objective lens, a mirror, an angular adjustment mechanism, and a shift mechanism. The first objective... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090180175 | Optical scanning device having a freely programmable memory The invention relates to an optical recording and/or reproducing unit which is especially suitable for scanning a preferably biological sample (1). The basic construction comprises an adjusting unit (8, 9, 10), a scanning unit (6), an optical unit (... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090147354 | PROJECTION DEVICE FOR PATTERNED ILLUMINATION AND MICROSCOPY A projection and detector device that attaches externally to the photo-port of a conventional widefield microscope. The device includes a light source interface for receiving of illumination from a light source, the illumination defining an illumination path. A pattern ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090102918 | MICROSCOPE IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM A microscope image pickup system includes: alight source; an object lens; a display device; a record device; a capture device for performing a preview mode in which an image of the test object obtained by the object lens is repeatedly captured and a plurality of capture... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090086312 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH FOCUSING ASSEMBLY An image capturing device with a focusing assembly comprises a case formed by an upper casing and a lower casing; a cover for sealing the lower casing; an lower side of the cover having an opening for capturing images of outside objects; a base installed at a connection... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090059357 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND A MICROSCOPE An optical arrangement having an optical assembly (1) for generating an intermediate image (2) in a beam path is configured and further developed such that an optical element (3) having a plurality of optical waveguides (4) is arranged in the... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090040600 | Telescope Adapter for Supporting a Camera A telescope adapter for supporting a camera includes a light beam splitter for receiving light from the telescope and dividing that light into a monitoring bundle of light rays and a recording bundle of light rays, the two bundles of light rays being at angle to each ot... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090002811 | Microscopic Image Capturing Device The present invention relates to a microscopic image capturing apparatus having a structure that, in scanning an imageable area of an imaging unit in a predetermined direction in an imaging object area, in which a sample is present, can reliably set a focal point of the... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080304141 | Optical Image Converter Arrangement The invention relates to an optical image converter system to be used in video cameras. The image converter system comprises a recording lens that is to be oriented towards an object and generates a real intermediate image of the object with a defined image size and dep... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080266652 | MICROSCOPE WITH DUAL IMAGE SENSORS FOR RAPID AUTOFOCUSING A digital optical microscope includes a primary image sensor that generates a primary image of a sample at a primary frame rate, an auxiliary image sensor that generates an auxiliary image of the sample at an auxiliary frame rate that is faster than the primary frame ra... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080204863 | Camera Handpiece A camera hand piece (1) with camera housing (12) has a microscopic probe (2) at the front end. On the rear side is a transmission cable (13) which is attached to the camera hand piece (1) with the aid of a coupling nut (14). The... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080192137 | Imaging Apparatus and Microscope Apparatus Using the Same An image pickup device 1A is constructed with a photodetecting section 10 having a plurality of pixels; a charge transfer section 12 having 16 segmental charge transfer sections T01 to T16; an A/D converting section 15 th... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080180791 | PHOTOSENSOR-CHIP, LASER-MICROSCOPE COMPRISING A PHOTOSENSOR-CHIP AND METHOD FOR READING A PHOTOSENSOR-CHIP The invention relates to a photosensor-chip, a laser-microscope comprising a photosensor-chip and to a method for reading a photosensor-chip. Said photosensor-chip comprises a light-sensitive area and a light-insensitive area. The light-insensitive area has a surface wh... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080180790 | Dynamic Scanning Automatic Microscope and Method An automatic microscope is disclosed which incorporates dynamic scanning of the microscope slide and other interchangeable optical path components.... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080158664 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION ON A PROBER A focused multi-planar image acquisition in real time, even while a test object is moving is achieved with a system and a method for a focused multi-planar image acquisition in a prober. When a surface of a test object is positioned laterally in relation to tips of sepa... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080151363 | Arrangement in an Imaging System for Microtitre Wells The disclosure relates to an arrangement in an imaging system for microtitre wells, the arrangement comprising a sample plate having a plurality of wells for samples, and a lens system arranged in connection with the sample plate and comprising an objective and at least... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080049309 | EXAMINATION APPARATUS The invention provides an examination apparatus that is capable of observing a specimen in a stationary state while suppressing blurring caused by a control delay. The examination apparatus includes a first optical system and a second optical system for imaging light pr... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080043322 | CLIP-ON NIGHT VISION DEVICE A night viewer (10) is adaptable to generate an enhanced image suitable for viewing through an optical scope (16). An input end (18) of the viewer (10) receives the image to be enhanced through an objective lens (20). An image enhancin... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080013166 | Microscopy system, microscopy method, and a method of treating an aneurysm A microscopy system and a microscopy method are provided for observing a fluorescent substance accumulated in a tissue. The microscopy system comprises a filter allowing to observe the tissue at a same time both with visible light and with fluorescent light. It is possi... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080007820 | Laser scanning microscope with high-speed data processing Specimen laser-scanning microscope with rasterizing illumination and detector resources (resources), which rasterizes and scan detects a specimen. A real-time control device (device) performs synchronous reading-out with the rasterizing pixel cycle. A data port serially... | 01/10/2008 |
