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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7042639 | Identification of cells with a compact microscope imaging system with intelligent controls A Microscope Imaging System (CMIS) with intelligent controls is disclosed that provides techniques for scanning, identifying, detecting and tracking microscopic changes in selected characteristics or features of various surfaces including, but not limited to, cells,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041510 | System and method for programmable illumination pattern generation A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038847 | Fluorescence microscope Fluorescence microscope with blocking filters for a portion of the light emitted by a specimen have markings referring to the orientation of their wedge angle. A marking to which the marking on the filter can be oriented in a defined manner is preferably provided on... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038193 | Method and device for separating different emission wavelengths in a scanning microscope A method for separating different emission wavelengths in a scanning microscope includes scanning a specimen with an illuminating light beam by passing the illuminating light beam over the specimen using a beam deflector, and selectively applying each of a plurality... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035002 | Reflector turret for an inverted microscope A reflector turret for an inverted microscope, having a cover which is water-tight at least at the top and substantially light-tight outside the microscope beam path, wherein a protective glass is fitted into the upper part of the cover in the light path so as to be... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035003 | Microscope arrangement for inspecting a substrate A microscope measuring arrangement for inspecting a substrate includes a microscope, an illuminating system, preferably a sight glass, a holder, a substrate pallet and a rotary apparatus and/or tilting apparatus. The substrate pallet can be moved between at least tw... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033346 | Ophthalmic laser system An ophthalmic laser system (1) for performing procedures such as Retinal Photocoagulation and Laser Trabeculoplasty comprises a delivery module (2) and a console module (3). The console module includes a treatment laser and optical elements for ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034317 | Method and apparatus for limiting scanning imaging array data to characteristics of interest A method and system for limiting the amount of image data to be captured by a scanning imaging array. A low-resolution preliminary image of an object is acquired. Data from the preliminary image is used to identify features of interest in the object or to perform ot... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035004 | Laser microdissection device The invention relates to a laser microdissection device comprised of a microscope table (1), which supports a specimen (3) to be dissected, of an incident lighting device (7), a laser light source (5) and of an objective (10) for f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031054 | Methods and systems for reducing depth of field of hybrid imaging systems An imaging system for imaging an object onto an image plane. An optical arrangement forms an intermediate image of the object at an intermediate plane with a first value of axial resolution. The imaging system also includes a digital processor configured to process ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031055 | Microscope A microscope (1), preferably a confocal laser scanning microscope, having at least one light source, a detector, and two objectives (2), one of the objectives (2) being arranged on each of the two sides of the specimen plane (3) and the o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030383 | Speckle reduction method and apparatus An apparatus adapted for confocal imaging of a non-flat specimen comprising a coherent light source for producing a light beam, imaging optics adapted to focus the light beam into at least one spot on a surface of a specimen, and a detector adapted to receive and de... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023622 | Miniature microscope objective lens A miniature microscope objective for a miniature microscope array (MMA) includes preferably at least three or four lenses including from object to image a first positive lens, a second positive lens and a third negative lens. The objective has a numerical aperture (... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018042 | Scanning microscope having an optical component, and optical component An optical component is arranged in the beam path of a scanning microscope. The optical component has a plane entrance surface through which a light beam bundle can be incoupled at an entrance angle, and a plane exit surface through which the light beam bundle can b... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019910 | Inspection microscope and objective for an inspection microscope An inspection microscope (1) having a light source (3) that emits light of a first wavelength below 400 nm for illumination of a specimen (13) to be inspected, and having an objective (11) that is composed of multiple optical components a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016108 | Microscope The invention relates to a microscope, whose support consists of a principal transverse section, a foot section and a column section, which are essentially the same width. A supporting element, is provided on both sides of the column section, said element having the... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016110 | Microscope suitable for high-throughput screening having an autofocusing apparatus The apparatus for automatically focusing an image in a microscope includes onto an object plane includes an optical system configured to form an optical image of a sample plane to be observed, an autofocusing detection system, and a focus correction system. The auto... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015485 | Laser scanning microscope, semiconductor laser light source unit, scanning unit for a laser scanning microscope, and method of connecting semiconductor light source to scanning microscope A laser scanning microscope according to the present invention is a laser scanning microscope which scans a laser beam on a sample by a scanning optical system in a scanning optical system main body to detect a fluorescence or reflected light from the sample, and a ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015444 | Optical-scanning examination apparatus The invention provides an optical-scanning examination apparatus with a simple configuration, in which the resolution of acquired images can be freely changed and in which the fluorescence image intensity and examination depth can be adjusted to suit the purpose of ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016101 | Scanning microscope and optical element A scanning microscope that defines an illumination beam path and a detection beam path, having an objective that is arranged in both the illumination beam path and the detection beam path, is disclosed. The scanning microscope is characterized by an interchangeable ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012676 | Laser capture microdissection translation stage joystick Systems and methods for laser capture microdissection are disclosed. An inverted microscope includes a translation stage joystick subsystem. The systems and methods provide the advantages of increased speed and much lower rates of contamination. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009161 | Scanning microscope The scanning microscope includes an illumination beam path, microscope optics and at least one light source which generates an excitation light beam of a first wavelength and a second light beam of a second wavelength. Microscope optics are provided for focussing th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009762 | Gem microscope having a swivel base and a stationary power cord A gem microscope includes a base structure that supports the microscope stage, focus column, and optical head. The base structure includes a lower component that receives a power cord; the lower component and the power cord remain stationary when the gem microscope ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009763 | Arrangement for separating excitation light and emission light in a microscope Arrangement of a light diffracting element for the separation of excitation light and emission light in a microscope beam path, preferably in a confocal microscope and in particular in a laser scanning microscope, wherein the light diffracting element is traversed b... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006425 | Information recording and/or reproducing method and apparatus for three dimensional optical recording medium Information is recorded/reproduced by focusing a light beam in/from an optical recording medium capable of forming therein marks for information recording in a plurality of three-dimensional directions including an arbitrary directions and at least depth direction. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006221 | Metrology system with spectroscopic ellipsometer and photoacoustic measurements An optical system includes both a microspot broadband spectroscopic ellipsometer and a photoacoustic film thickness measurement system that are supplied laser light by the same laser light source. One of the systems makes a measurement, the result of which is used t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002738 | Stereomicroscope with a co-observer tube A stereomicroscope includes a binocular tube for a pair of main stereo beam paths and an assistant's tube for an assistant's beam path. The assistant's tube can swivel about an axis of the assistant's beam path in a plane parallel to the main stereo beam paths. One ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002739 | Device for generating line-shaped light beam and laser microscope A laser microscope is provided, which is low in manufacturing costs and compact in structure. A laser beam emitted from a semiconductor laser is converted into a rectilinear light beam which has divergence in one direction by use of a micromirror device. The micromi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003143 | Tomographic microscope for high resolution imaging and method of analyzing specimens Tomographic methods and device for obtaining images of microscopic specimens such as Pap smears. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003001 | Medical laser apparatus A medical laser apparatus comprises: a solid laser oscillating source which emits a beam of a wavelength λ1 in an infrared region of approx. 1040 nm to approx. 1080 nm; a first fiber-based Raman shifter including a first Raman fiber which generates, when rec... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002737 | Three-dimensional confocal microscope This invention realizes a three-dimensional confocal microscope in which mechanical vibrations do not occur in the scanning unit for scanning in the direction of optical axis, and in which scanning in the direction of optical axis can be carried out at a high speed.... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002736 | Scanning optical microscope A scanning optical microscope using a wavefront converting element suffers minimum off-axis performance degradation and allows the wavefront converting element to be controlled by a simple method. Further, a pupil relay optical system is simple in arrangement or unn... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001055 | Uniform pupil illumination for optical inspection systems An illuminator for uniformly illuminating an entrance pupil of an inspection system in order to increase inspection resolution and sensitivity and improve system-to-system matching is described. The illuminator incorporates at least two lightpipes for spatially and ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001030 | System, method, and apparatus for improving the stealth capability of an optical instrument A tube-mounted inclined optical flat for improving the stealth capability of an optical aperture is disclosed. The optical flat has a light-absorbing finish on its rear surface, and is mounted in front of existing instrument optics. The light from the scene being vi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001028 | Method and device for preventing dew condensation and frosting on optical glass window A method and an apparatus are provided for preventing formation of dew and/or ice on an optical glass window, with which formation of dew and/or ice is easily and simply prevented while an air turbulent disturbance is minimized and a deformation is inhibited as litt... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999685 | Polarized light communication device, transmitter, laser, polarized light communication device for physiological use, reflected light detector and pulse wave detecting device A physiological function assisting device 1 is embedded in the body, and is provided with a transmitter 11 and receiver 12 for communicating with an external controller 2. External controller 2 controls embedded physiological funct... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998689 | Fluid delivery for scanning probe microscopy The following invention pertains to the introduction of a gas (or fluid) around a SPM probe or nanotool™ to control chemical activity e.g. oxygen to promote oxidation, argon to inhibit oxidation or clean dry air (CDA) to inhibit moisture to control static charging... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995903 | Microscope, a method for manufacturing a microscope and a method for operating a microscope A microscope including a source of light, adjustable in frequency and intensity, a method of operating such a microscope, and a method for manufacturing such a microscope are described. Typically, there is provided a microscope comprising an illumination source for ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995904 | Stereo microscope Disclosed herein is a stereomicroscope. The stereomicroscope comprises a microscope main body, a stand including a stand base portion on which a sample is to be laid, a support disposed vertically on the stand base portion, a focus adjust portion attached so as to b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995901 | Optical analysis systems A system for the optical analysis of a sample. An illumination source illuminates the sample, exciting fluorescence. The fluorescence is collected by an objective lens, which transmits the collected illumination light onto an imaging lens, which focuses the collecte... | 02/07/2006 |
