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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127568 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING MICROSCOPY USING ONE OR MORE FRESNEL ZONE PLATES Microscopy methods and apparatus in which one or more microfabricated optical elements (e.g., one or more Fresnel zone plates) operate as one or an array of objective lenses. A single object or a plurality of objects may be scanned in parallel. A single, low-numerical-a... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120038979 | AUTOFOCUS METHOD AND AUTOFOCUS DEVICE The invention is based on an autofocus method in which light from a light source (12) is focused at a measurement light focus (52) in a sample (6) and is reflected from there and the reflected light is guided through an optical system (22) in... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110317260 | Autofocusing Device for Microscopes and Suitable Autofocus Aperture Stops The present invention relates to an autofocus aperture stop (5, 6) in a triangulating autofocusing device (21) for a microscope (40), wherein the autofocus aperture stop (5, 6) comprises at least one diaphragm opening (3, 4) with which... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317259 | MICROSCOPE AND FOCUSING METHOD Disclosed herein is a microscope, including: an illumination optical system; a first image creation optical system; a second image creation optical system; an illumination-field-diaphragm focus adjustment section; and a characteristic-quantity computation block, wherein... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110176206 | Microscope Having an Adjustment Device for the Focus Range A microscope with means for adjusting the focal range, comprising a first objective lens for transmitting the object light of an illuminated object in the direction of a detector, with a second objective lens being disposed in the direction of the light upstream of the ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110157691 | Microscope Control Unit A microscope control unit which is composed of a bracket-shaped support frame having a support area, a pillar standing vertically erect on the support area, and a support arm, which emanates from the upper end of the pillar and is aligned parallel to the support area.... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110116694 | RAPID CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY TO SUPPORT SURGICAL PROCEDURES One embodiment of techniques for confocal microscopy includes illuminating a spot on a surface of a biological sample. A first emission intensity from the spot is detected in a first range of optical properties; and a second emission intensity in a second range. A pixel... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110090328 | PORTABLE MICROSCOPE A portable microscope includes an image sensing module and an objective lens ascending/descending module. The objective lens ascending/descending module includes a rotatable roller, a sliding track member and an objective lens assembly. A first thread structure is forme... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110051232 | MICROSCOPE WITH RETAIN FOCUS CONTROL A microscope including an imaging optical unit, a sample stage for supporting a sample to be examined, a movement unit, by which the distance between sample stage and imaging optical unit can be altered, a focus measuring unit, which measures the present focus position ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110043905 | MICROSCOPE HAVING FOCUS-HOLDING UNIT The invention relates to a microscope having a stage for supporting a sample to be examined, a recording sensor, an imaging optic for imaging the sample onto the recording sensor, a moving unit by means of which the distance between the stage and the imaging optic can b... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110038041 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR THE FOCUSING OPERATION OF A MICROSCOPE The focusing operation of a microscope, control rotary knobs which receive the motion of fingers or hand of an operator to change the focus position relative to a sample under observation. Two of the control rotary knobs are on a common shaft and coaxial with one anothe... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110006231 | MICROSCOPY WITH ADAPTIVE OPTICS Microscopy techniques in which a rear pupil of an optical system is segmented and the segments are individually controlled with a wavefront modulating device to control the direction and phase of individual beamlets of an excitation or emission beam in the optical syste... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100321771 | Method and Apparatus for Focusing a Microscope A microscope includes a member supported for movement relative to a base along a path of travel, and optics on the member for imaging a region that includes a location for a specimen. The method and apparatus involve: effecting relative movement of a cam operatively cou... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100172020 | Automated scanning cytometry using chromatic aberrtation for multiplanar image acquisition In an automated scanning cytometry system, chromatic aberration is used for multiplanar image acquisition.... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100033812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE SPHERICAL ABERRATION OF OBJECTIVE LENSES A spherical aberration adjustment system is disclosed, which includes a plurality of objective lenses, where at least one of the plurality of objective lenses has a spherical aberration collar. The plurality of objective lenses are mounted onto an objective holder, wher... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100025567 | Apparatus for imaging single molecules The present invention relates to apparatus for the imaging of single molecules.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090231691 | OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND OBSERVATION APPARATUS When application software running on a PC is in the state of being terminated, a switch unit is turned OFF with the control of a CPU and individual motors, and in this state, a light source is not supplied with a motor/lamp-use power source. In this state, however, the ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090180179 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS AND FOCAL-DEPTH ENLARGED IMAGE GENERATION METHOD USED THEREFOR A microscope apparatus comprises a focusing unit for changing the relative position between a specimen and the focus position of an object lens; and a setup unit for setting a plurality of import regions in the optical axis of the object lens, with a position at which a... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090173898 | CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE A confocal microscope having an objective lens for converging light, which is emitted from a light source, to a sample, a scanning mechanism for relatively scanning the sample with the light converged to the sample, a plurality of confocal diaphragm apertures that are a... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090086314 | BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN IMAGING METHOD AND BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN IMAGING APPARATUS In a biological specimen imaging method, a biological specimen which is stored in a storing section of a substrate having plural storing sections and emitting a feeble light is imaged through an objective lens. The biological specimen imaging method includes moving any ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090073553 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT UNIT AND OPTICAL SCANNING MICROSCOPE An optical scanning microscope is provided in which the observation magnification does not greatly change even when the working distance of an objective lens is changed. The optical scanning microscope includes an objective optical system that converts the light from a ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090046359 | Microscope A microscope, in the microscope for observing a sample cultured with a culture vessel, can automatically obtain information about growing conditions of the sample. For this purpose, the microscope is a microscope for observing a sample cultured with a culture vessel, an... | 02/19/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20080310016 | Optical apparatus and imaging method This is an optical apparatus provided with an objective with a correction collar for correcting aberration due to an error in the optical thickness of a piece of cover glass comprising a focusing mechanism for changing a distance between the objective and the sample, an... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080304145 | INVERTED MICROSCOPE An inverted microscope includes a lens holding mechanism which holds an objective lens arranged under a sample and used to form an observation image of the sample; a focusing mechanism which holds the lens holding mechanism on its upper part and moves the objective lens... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080291532 | 3-D OPTICAL MICROSCOPE A 3-D optical microscope, a method of turning a conventional optical microscope into a 3-D optical microscope, and a method of creating a 3-D image on an optical microscope are described. The 3-D optical microscope includes a processor, at least one objective lens, an o... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080225388 | OPTICAL SCANNING OBSERVATION APPARATUS The invention provides a compact optical scanning observation apparatus having an internal focusing mechanism and which is suitable for in-vivo observation of animals. The optical scanning observation apparatus comprises a light source for illuminating a sample; an obje... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080228404 | Systems and methods for high-speed image scanning Systems and methods for high-speed image scanning are disclosed herein One aspect of the invention is directed to a method for high speed image scanning. The method for high speed image scanning includes adjusting an object using a positioning element; directing a porti... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080212172 | Image Processing Method for a Microscope System An embodiment is disclosed for performing the image processing for analyzing the results of a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) microscopic automated sample analysis to determine specific chromosomal characteristics.... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080123185 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE FOCUS MAINTAINING DEVICE FOR THE SAME A microscope system has a stage on which an observation sample, including an observation object and a transparent member, is to be placed. An objective lens is placed to face the observation sample placed on the stage, and a focusing unit moves at least one of the stage... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080123184 | OPTICAL AXIS REORIENTATION DEVICE FOR SURGICAL MICROSCOPE A microscope including a body and an optical axis reorientation device is described. The optical axis reorientation device is coupled to the body. The optical axis reorientation device includes at least two selectively adjustable mirrors and is rotatable, with respect t... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080055718 | Microscope apparatus control method and microscope apparatus The present invention provides a control method for a microscope apparatus, comprising: a first step for recognizing a type of a specimen retention member retaining a specimen; a second step for obtaining a first image including the whole image of a specimen retention m... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080013168 | CYTOLOGICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS The present invention relates to the analysis of specimens. Specifically, the invention relates to methods and apparatus for reviewing specimen slides, including apparatus for holding the slides. The invention also relates to an automatic focusing method for an imaging ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080002252 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE AUTO-FOCUSSING INFINITY CORRECTED MICROSCOPES The invention is directed at a method and apparatus for auto-focussing an infinity corrected microscope. Light beams are directed and then converged towards a specimen of interest and at least one image is formed from the reflected light. The image, or images, are then ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070268573 | Microscope System A microscope system includes a stand unit provided with a up/down drive unit for an objective lens, and a base unit provided with a up/down drive unit for a X-Y stage. When the stand unit and the base unit are fixed to each other, a displacement range of the objective l... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070247712 | Optical elements having reverse dispersion This invention relates to an optical element comprising a first component having a birefringence dispersion of D1>1, and a second component having a birefringence dispersion of D2>1 and a maximum peak absorption at a wavelength less than 400 nm, wherein the birefringenc... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070146871 | Microscope and sample observation method For a semiconductor device S as a sample of an observed object, there are provided an image acquisition part 1 for carrying out observation of the semiconductor device S, and an optical system 2 comprising an objective lens 20. A solid immersion len... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070133085 | Microscope control device A microscope control device comprises a coarse focus control, a manual navigation control, and a fine focus control. The microscope control device also includes a clutch configured to alternatively activate one of the coarse focus control and manual navigation control. ... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070127116 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FOCUSING ILLUMINATION DEVICES FOR MICROSCOPES The subject matter of the invention is an arrangement for focusing and adjusting illumination devices at microscopes which comprises a stationary stage and a housing or a stand with a stand base. A condenser carrier is arranged at the stand base so as to be removable an... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20060256430 | Microscope and focusing device for a microscope A microscope includes a microscope stand, a focusing device, an operating element, a pin and an adjustable stop. The focusing device is disposed inside the microscope stand and includes a first axle and a second axle. A first gear wheel is disposed on the first axle and... | 11/16/2006 |
