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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372625 | Device for retaining optical components A device for retaining optical components includes a number of open orifices disposed next to one another in an arrangement. A raceway corresponding to the arrangement is provided, the raceway including a number of detents. A ball bearing follows the raceway and coo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372626 | Device for sequential observation of samples and methods using same The invention concerns methods and devices for observing or analysing samples on a support. More particularly, it concerns a device for sequential observation of several samples arranged on a common plate (19) comprising an objective (15) for observing... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369307 | Light raster microscope and its use In a light raster scanning microscope with a spot illumination arrangement (2) which provides an illumination beam for the illumination of a sample (23) in the form of points or point groups, a scanning arrangement (3, 4) which guides the illumi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369306 | Image reversion system, ancillary ophthalmoscopy module and surgical microscope The invention relates to an image reversion system (500) which enables an image reversion and beam transposition of a plurality of observation beam paths (503a, 503b, 504a and 504b) to be carried out sim... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369304 | Cytological autofocusing 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 imag... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365842 | Light scanning type confocal microscope A light scanning type confocal microscope includes a light source unit that projects an excitation light beam, a scanning optical system that scans the excitation light beam, an objective lens that applies the excitation light beam to a sample, a separation optical ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365295 | Image inspection system for correcting focal position in autofocusing An image inspection system includes a mount stage for a subject; an observation optical system for imaging light reflected by the subject; a focal position moving mechanism for relatively moving a position of the observation optical system in a depth direction of fo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362501 | Microscope apparatus An objective lens can be reduced in diameter, which allows examination inside a specimen such as a living organism with minimum invasiveness and also reduces costs. The invention provides a microscope apparatus including an objective-lens mounting part for removably... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362500 | Double-clad fiber scanning microscope A scanning microscope having a laser outputting an excitation laser beam and a fiber member having a first core and a second core. The second core is generally disposed within the first core and is operable to receive the excitation laser beam from the laser and tra... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359116 | Microscope turret mounted laser EPI-illumination port An optical injection system for use in conjunction with a microscope having a turret supporting an objective having an optical path is provided. The optical injection system includes a dichroic mirror disposed between the turret and the objective, along the optical ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359045 | High speed laser scanning inspection system An optical inspection system rapidly evaluates a substrate by illumination of an area of a substrate larger than a diffraction-limited spot using a coherent laser beam by breaking temporal or spatial coherence. Picosecond or femtosecond pulses from a modelocked lase... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359117 | Illumination device for microscope A illumination device for microscope, which has a illumination axis, includes illumination unit, which emits rays of illumination light, for illuminating a specimen, a field stop projection lens, which is located on the illumination axis between the illumination uni... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359115 | Sample observation method, microscope, and solid immersion lens, optical contact liquid used in the method Optical contact liquid containing an amphipathic molecule is dripped onto a semiconductor device which is a sample as an inspection object (S104), and a solid immersion lens is set thereon (S105). The inserted position of the solid immersion lens is th... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355789 | Phase filter An optical device with a focusing optic that focuses a light beam in a focal plane and brings about a phase shift between a first part of the light beam and a second part of the light beam. The optical device has a first interface and a second interface, the first i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349152 | Three-dimensional confocal microscope system This invention is characterized by the following feature. A three-dimensional confocal microscope system for performing image processing based on image pickup data of sliced images of a sample outputted from a confocal scanner and thus acquiring a three-dimensional ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345817 | Ceramic coating for parts of a microscope A microscope is disclosed which comprises several parts, such as a stand, a stage, a nose piece and several elements used to operate the microscope. At least one of these parts is provided with the ceramic layer on its surface. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341369 | Isotropic illumination An isotropic illuminator is described, including a relay lens configured to focus a source image propagated from a source and a lightpipe having an entrance aperture and an exit aperture. The source image is aligned by a folding element to fill the entrance aperture... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340961 | Fixture and method for measuring elongation A fixture for measuring the elongation of a specimen includes a base. The base carries a fixture portion, and the fixture portion is provided with a surface adapted to receive a portion of the specimen. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342717 | Wave field microscope with detection point spread function The present invention relates to two new wave field microscopes, type I and type II, which are distinguished by the fact that they each have an illumination and excitation system, which include at least one real and one virtual illumination source, and at least one ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343257 | Method and system for device-independent determination of coordinates of a point displayed by means of a microscope A method for non-instrument-dependent determination of coordinates of a point imaged using a microscope includes determining, at object-related reference coordinates of at least one imaged reference point in a DICOM coordinate system, corresponding first instrument ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339148 | Confocal microscope A scanning optical microscope including: a light source; a lens for altering the cross-sectional shape aspect ratio of a beam of light emitted from the light source; at least one lens for converging beams of light of different cross-sectional shape aspect ratio to c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336417 | Method of measuring biological sample with high accuracy A displacement prevention sheet that, in order to inhibit a sample from deviating at the time of measurement with a microscope, is disposed between a sample holder in which the sample is set and a sample holder mounting stage on which the sample holder is mounted, w... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336884 | Adaptive device for shifting imaging axis across fiber-optic endfaces in multi-fiber connector for inspection A device for shifting the imaging axis of a microscope across the endfaces of a multi-fiber connector for inspecting the fiber-optic endfaces through the microscope comprises a supporting body for attaching at one end to the optical tube of a microscope; a pendular ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336988 | Multi-photon endoscopy An apparatus includes an optical element, a GRIN lens, and a detector. The optical element has a first optical aperture. The GRIN lens has first and second ends. The first end of the GRIN lens is positioned to receive light from the first optical aperture. The detec... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333265 | Microscope apparatus Provided is a microscope having an immersion objective lens, a nozzle, and a liquid supplying mechanism. The immersion objective lens condenses light from a sample through liquid. The nozzle supplies the liquid to an upper surface of the immersion objective lens. Th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330305 | Laser scanning confocal microscope with fibre bundle return The invention provides a confocal microscope or endoscope, having a source of coherent light for illuminating a sample, and an imaging optical fibre bundle (82) for receiving return light, whereby the fibre bundle (82) provides a return channel for flu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328424 | Method for determining a matrix of transmission cross coefficients in an optical proximity correction of mask layouts The present invention relates to a method for determining a matrix of transmission cross coefficients w for an optical modeling in an optical proximity correction of mask layouts. In a first step, there is calculation of Fourier transforms of an illumination apertur... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326899 | Laser scanning microscope and image acquiring method of laser scanning microscope Provided is a laser scanning microscope having a first focusing-position control unit; and a confocal detecting unit. The first focusing-position control unit shifts a first focusing position of a laser beam on a sample in a direction of an optical axis of an object... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327457 | Apparatus and method for optical characterization of a sample over a broadband of wavelengths while minimizing polarization changes An apparatus and method for optically characterizing the reflection and transmission properties of a sample with a beam of light having a small diameter on a surface of the sample over a broadband of wavelengths, from 190 nm to 1100 nm. Reflective optical components... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326876 | Sequential lateral solidification device A sequential lateral solidification device, for enhancing optical characteristics of the device and for preventing damage caused by an ablation of a crystallization thin film, is disclosed. The device includes a laser light source generating a laser beam, a projecti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327514 | Microscope system comprising actuator element for moving the objective lens for focussing A microscope system having a plurality of exchangeable objective lenses (10); an objective lens changeover element (18) for supporting each of the objective lenses which is operable for placing a selected one of said objective lenses into an optical ax... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324274 | Microscope and immersion objective lens A microscope includes a microscope optical system that forms an enlarged image of an observation position by an immersion objective lens with an immersion liquid is filled between the observation position and the objective lens, a moving mechanism that moves a state... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322716 | Extendable articulated flashlight The invention is an apparatus that is an extendable articulated flashlight. The apparatus have an electric power source; a housing for the electric power source, where the housing has a base; a light generating device; and an adjustable extendable collapsible arm co... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324275 | Microscope stage apparatus and movement means The invention includes an apparatus for controlling a microscope stage assembly having a rod for moving the stage in two directions. The rod is detachably secured to the microscope stage assembly. The rod includes at least one substantially circular stick with an at... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324270 | Microscope with adjustable optical element A microscope (1) with manual and external adjustability of an optical element (41) is disclosed. The optical element (41) is displaceable into an optical axis (20) determined by the microscope (1). The microscope (1) further... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324271 | Laser-scanning microscope with collimator and/or pinhole optics Laser-scanning microscope with at least one detection radiation input, in which an aperture plate is installed in front of the detector, whereby optics with variable transmission lengths and a fixed focal distance is provided for focusing varying wavelengths of the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321462 | Fluorescence microscope An inverted fluorescence microscope is described which irradiates an excitation light onto a sample for observation of a fluorescent image of the sample. The fluorescence microscope includes (a) a transmissive illumination light source, which is arranged above a sta... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321108 | Dynamic focusing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for dynamically focusing an imaging mechanism on a moving target surface having a variable geometry is herein disclosed. Apparatus for focusing an imaging mechanism may include an objective, a prism, or another optical device that forms part o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317814 | Authentication system and method An authentication system using a correlator that correlates an input with a reference wherein at least one of the input and reference comprises a phase volume mask having structures, preferably points, that are each less than about six microns in size and can have a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315413 | Illumination apparatus for microscope An illumination apparatus for a microscope includes a light source portion that projects a light beam, two splitting elements that split the light beam into three, wavelength selection elements that independently select transmission wavelengths of the three light be... | 01/01/2008 |
