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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120026582 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Changes in moving speed of an observation image relative to the viewing range of an image displayed on a display unit are reduced, even if a stage is driven when the viewing range of the image on the display unit is changed. A microscope system is provided, including a ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120008195 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Microscope system for acquiring a plurality of images, comprising: a zoom system which is configured to continuously vary a magnification of the microscope system over a magnification range of the microscope system, wherein the zoom system comprises two movable zoom com... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120002274 | MICROSCOPE COMPRISING MULTIPLE OPTICAL SYSTEMS IN THE IMAGING BEAM PATH A microscope comprising multiple optical systems in the imaging beam path and at least one subassembly, the optical effect of which in relation to the imaging beam path can be modified by controlling the subassembly, e.g. a group of lenses or a diaphragm that can be mov... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110310474 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND OBSERVATION CONTROL METHOD An electric zoom consecutively changes a magnification for a sample within a magnification changeable range. An electric revolver switches an objective lens placed in an observation optical path to intermittently change the magnification for the sample. A control sectio... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110286091 | Microscope system and observation control method A microscope system and observation control method. An electric zoom consecutively changes a magnification for a sample. A revolver includes a plurality of objective lenses of different magnifications and switches the objective lens placed in an observation optical path... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110279893 | LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE The present invention relates to a laser scanning microscope (10) for scanning a sample, the microscope having focusing means (15) having a focal plane (29) and comprising at least one optical element for focusing a laser beam (13), drive mea... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110261184 | OPTICAL MICROSCOPE METHODS AND APPARATUSES Embodiments provide microscopes, and more specifically, embodiments provide improvements to zoom control, viewing, and light management in microscopes particularly suited for surgery. These improvements include a compact zoom control system that provides enhanced surgic... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110261446 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR OBLIQUE PLANE MICROSCOPY An optical arrangement for oblique plane microscopy includes a first optical subassembly having an objective lens that receives light from a sample in use, and configured to produce an intermediate image of the sample, and a second optical subassembly focused on the int... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110235169 | MICROSCOPE MODULE Disclosed is a microscope module. The microscope module includes an objective lens magnifying an image of a sample subject for observation; an observation part for observing the image of the sample magnified through the objective lens; and a reflective mirror provided b... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110222146 | Zoom System For A Microscope And Method Of Operating Such A Zoom System The present invention relates to an afocal zoom system for a microscope with a shutter for controlling the depth of focus of the microscopic image produced by an object, wherein at least one shutter is disposed in front of the first lens group of the zoom system, viewed... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110069380 | VARIABLE MICROSCOPE SYSTEM A variable microscope system, which, beginning at the object plane, includes a main lens system, a zoom lens system consisting of several lens groups, and a relay system connected in series to the zoom lens system. In the microscope system, according to the invention, a... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20100277581 | MICROSCOPE A microscope, which moves an objective lens along an observation optical axis with respect to a specimen, includes an imaging unit and a supporting unit. The imaging unit has an imaging lens, which is arranged on the observation optical axis and forms an observation ima... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100171820 | LENS SYSTEM A lens system comprises a first lens group and a second lens group, and is configured to form an image at a first magnification and at a second magnification. The lens system has a common optical axis in both magnifications. The lens system is further configured to form... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100142037 | VARIABLE POWER RELAY OPTICAL SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE EQUIPPED THEREWITH A variable power relay optical system comprising: a variable power lens performing zooming a secondary image based on light from a primary image; and a rear group forming the secondary image based on the light passing through the variable power lens; the variable power ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100110540 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICS WITH SPRAY COOLING A collection optics having variable magnification, and which enable changing magnification without stopping the spray cooling. The variable magnification is provided by a turret that carries several objectives of different magnifications. A frame is provided above the t... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100053741 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM An optical imaging system is described, comprising a zoom system for adjusting a variable magnification of the image, wherein the zoom system comprises at least one of a lens assembly and a first SLM optical unit, and an illumination system for illuminating an object to... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100039700 | PORTABLE MAGNIFYING INSTRUMENT USEFUL FOR COLPOSCOPY A portable magnifying instrument useful for colposcopy is provided which may include in combination an optical system capable of providing a distortion free clear continuously varying 10× to 15× magnification of a three-dimensional wide object; an integrated energy ef... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100014155 | LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE A laser scanning microscope comprises: an objective lens for observing a specimen; a focal plane scan lens placed on the opposite side of the objective lens from the specimen and which generates an intermediate image; a mirror placed near to the position of the intermed... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100014154 | Zoom Microscope It is an object to provide a zoom microscope of a simple structure which can expand a variable-power range. In order to achieve the object thereof, the zoom microscope includes a replaceable infinity correction objective lens, an aperture stop, an afocal zoom system, an... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100002289 | MICROSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM, MICROSCOPE, AND VIRTUAL SLIDE FORMING SYSTEM The purpose is to move an observation field of view of a microscope without moving or changing an objective lens without varying position or state of a sample. A microscope optical system according to the present invention has a mirror that changes the direction of the ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090135475 | Method for Operating an Optical System and Optical System The invention concerns a method for operating an optical system (1) as well as an optical system. In the method an object of study is spatially imaged in an image plane using a microscope (2) comprised in the optical system (1), wherein the microsco... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090122396 | MICROSCOPE A stereoscopic microscope according to the invention includes an observing optical unit 10 that has a zoom optical system 501 having variable zoom power and an objective lens 63 optically connected to the zoom optical system 501, and that receives observing light emitte... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090103174 | SURGICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM A surgical observation system provided with a supporting arm movable in the three-dimensional direction includes an endoscope objective unit having a tubular insertion section and provided with objective optical systems, a microscope objective unit provided with objecti... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090091822 | ZOOM MICROSCOPE A zoom microscope includes an observation optical system having an exchangeable objective lens, an aperture diaphragm, an afocal zoom system, and an image forming optical system; and a zoom epi-illumination optical system. The zoom epi-illumination optical system has an... | 04/09/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20080266656 | Microscope A microscope having a night vision apparatus, which apparatus can be impinged upon by beam paths proceeding from a specimen or object to be observed.... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080259442 | Scanning microscope and adjusting method for the same A scanning microscope includes an objective lens for focusing illumination light onto a specimen; a scanning device for deflecting and scanning the illumination light; a pupil-projection optical system for illuminating a pupil of the objective lens with the scanned illu... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080121820 | PROJECTION ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPE FOR REDUCING GEOMETRIC ABERRATION AND SPACE CHARGE EFFECT A projection electronic microscope is provided for improving geometric aberration and a space charge effect within a zooming range using a zoom type transfer lens system in a projection/image formation optical system. The projection electronic microscope comprises an ir... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20070285769 | Microscope system and method for synthesizing microscopic images An observation state obtainment unit obtains an observation state of a microscope at the time of obtaining the microscopic image of a specimen obtained by using the microscope. A motion image data generation unit generates data of a motion image from the microscopic ima... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070236784 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH ZOOM OBJECTIVE Illumination systems which are designed to illuminate a field in a field plane and simultaneously illuminate a pupil plane with radiation from a light source are disclosed.... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070081231 | Microscope apparatus and microscope system A microscope apparatus includes a capture unit for capturing a microscopic image of a specimen in a predetermined microscopy, a capture control unit controlling the capture unit and capturing a microscopic image about the same specimen with a plurality of predetermined ... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070047070 | Microscope The present invention concerns a microscope with at least one optical element (21a, 21b) for optional deflection and/or splitting of a beam path passing through the microscope, wherein the at least one optical element (21a, 2... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070047074 | Apparatus for selective control of intensity and filtering of illumination A device for selectively controlling illumination from a source that emits illumination along an optical path toward an output has an intensity control apparatus for selectively controlling the intensity of illumination at the output; a filter adapted to be selectively ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070024964 | Fluorescence spectroscopic apparatus There is provided a fluorescence spectroscopic apparatus includes an exciting optical unit configured to irradiate the same sample area with a plurality of excitation lights of different wavelength bands, an optical unit configured to repeatedly guide fluorescences emit... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070019288 | Zoom microscope and option unit for zoom microscope A zoom microscope includes a zoom optical system that has a zoom lens held by a lens holding member shiftable along an optical axis; a zoom mechanism that shifts the zoom lens along the optical axis through the lens holding member according to a zooming operation; a pos... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060285203 | Microscope using oil immersion system objective and its microscopy A microscope has an oil immersion system objective and an imaging lens to make observations by charging oil between a cover glass protecting a sample and the most sample-side lens surface. At least one of a plurality of lens units, placed on the image side of the most s... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060256429 | Imaging optics with adjustable optical power and method of adjusting an optical power of an optics The invention relates to optics comprising adjustable optical elements and, if desired, lenses of fixed focal lens. By use of an appropriate controller for the adjustable optical elements, characteristics of the optics can be advantageously varied. For this purpose, sys... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060245048 | Microscope The exposure time for obtaining a bright image in an image-acquisition optical system can be reduced, and shifting of an image visually observed in an observation-optical system is prevented, thus enabling stable observation. There is provided a microscope including an ... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060181767 | Three-dimensional image observation microscope system A three-dimensional image observation microscope system includes an imaging unit that captures images focused at different object point distances in an optical axis direction and a display unit that displays a plurality of the images captured by said imaging unit for ov... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060176549 | Device for setting the divergence and/or convergence of a light beam An apparatus for setting a divergence and/or convergence of a light beam includes at least one optical component for influencing the divergence and/or convergence of the light beam. A positioning device is provided for positioning the optical component. The positioning ... | 08/10/2006 |
