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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7224524 | Total reflection fluorescent microscope A fluorescent microscope comprises a light source, an optical illumination system which forms an optical path to irradiate a specimen with a light beam from the light source, an objective lens which condenses the light beam of the optical illumination system onto th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223986 | Laser scanning microscope There is disclosed a laser scanning microscope including a first optical scanning system which scans a first laser light for observing a sample on the sample, a first light branch device which branches the light from the sample from an optical path of the first lase... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224522 | Optical microscope apparatus, optical element arranging method, and storage medium An optical microscope apparatus selectively arranges a plurality of optical elements in an optical path, and includes: a manual switch unit capable of manually switching any of the plurality of optical elements; a detection unit detecting an arrangement status of ma... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224521 | Parcentric objective A parcentric objective is described, including an objective lens configured to receive an incident ray from a field of view and to translate the incident ray into a translated incident ray, the objective lens substantially aligned across an optical axis, and a wedge... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221447 | Consumable for laser capture microdissection Systems and methods for acquiring laser capture microdissection samples are disclosed. A scattering media is located within a beam path defined by the laser capture microdissection microscope and the sample is imaged through the scattering media. A transfer film car... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221502 | 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... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218762 | Method for user training for a scanning microscope, scanning microscope, and software program for user training for a scanning microscope A method for user training for a scanning microscope makes possible rapid setting of a scanning microscope with little specimen impact. It is possible to acquire an entire spectrum of a specimen. This specimen can be retrieved from the memory of the computer system ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218446 | Imaging system having a fine focus A new high resolution confocal and non-confocal scanning laser macroscope is disclosed which achieves fine focus and control of focus position by moving a lens in the intermediate optics. This arrangement is particularly useful for imaging specimens where it is diff... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214946 | 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... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215468 | Confocal microscope A confocal microscope comprises a light source unit having at least two light sources which generate lights having different wavelengths, an objective lens which condenses light from the light source unit on a sample, a light scanning unit which scans the light form... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215853 | Optical module formed on common substrate for branching an optical signal A collimator 111 for an input light, a collimator 112 for an output light, a collimator 113 for a branched light, a collimator 114 for an inserted light and a wavelength selecting filter 115 are provided on a common substrate 13... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215469 | Confocal microscope A confocal microscope comprises a light source emitting a polarized light beam, an objective lens irradiating the polarized light beam, which is deflected and scanned by the optical scanner, to the sample as an excitation light beam, a wavelength separator detecting... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212337 | Arrangement in the illumination beam path of a laser scanning microscope An arrangement in the illumination beam path of a laser scanning microscope, comprising a mirror which can be introduced into the beam path for coupling in at least one additional wavelength, and a method for the operation of a laser scanning microscope with a mirro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210822 | Combination structure for hollow integration rod The present invention is a combination structure for a hollow integration rod, wherein each reflective plate of the hollow integration rod has at least one convexity and at least one concavity. As the hollow integration rod is assembled, each two adjacent reflective... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211777 | Confocal microscope apparatus to measure a stereoscopic shape of a sample A confocal microscope apparatus has a confocal scanner for scanning a sample with shifting a focal position of a light beam in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a moving mechanism for moving the focal position of the light beam in an optical axis directi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209287 | Confocal optical scanning device Confocal optical scanning device designed to allow visualization of an object to be observed (1107) and comprising: an optical system designed, on the one hand, to focus an illuminating beam (FX) coming from a light source o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207531 | Head manipulable binocular microscope support A support for a medical instrument such as a binocular microscope including a plurality of piviotally connected arms connected to a wall, ceiling or vertical support mount. One of said arms being vertical and having ball joints at opposite ends, one connected to an ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205519 | Confocal microscope display device for displaying a plurality of slice images A confocal microscope apparatus has a confocal scanner for scanning a sample with shifting a focal position of a light beam in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a moving mechanism for moving the focal position of the light beam in an optical axis directi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204024 | Track and punch SMR marking device A track and punch SMR marking device, including a base, the base mounts for adjustment an SMR (spherically mounted retro-reflector), which in cooperation with a laser tracker beam locates the device precisely over an area where a punch mark is to be made, the base i... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202953 | Scanning microscopic method having high axial resolution The invention relates to a method for optically detecting at least one entity which is arranged on a substrate. The at least one entity is scanned with a measuring volume using at least one radiation source and a confocal optic. During a scanning process an auxiliar... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202466 | Apparatus and method for providing high intensity non-coherent light and for speckle reduction An apparatus adapted for confocal imaging of a non-flat specimen comprising a 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 detect ligh... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199923 | Stereomicroscope The invention concerns a stereomicroscope (1) for magnifying an object (T), having at least one zoom (22) through which, in the operating state, an object beam (K1) emitted from the object (T) is directed, the stereomicroscope (1) compris... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199712 | System for automatically locating and manipulating positions on an object A system for automatically locating positions on an object and uniquely identifying the object employing an electronic tag positioned in or on the object. The system utilizes a plurality of sensors to locate the electronic tag and identify the object, and triangulat... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199823 | Method and apparatus for improving live view performance of an image pickup apparatus for a microscope There is disclosed an image pickup apparatus for a microscope, comprising a photometry section for acquiring a photometry value corresponding to a brightness of an observed image, an exposure calculation section for calculating a reference exposure time based on the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196843 | Confocal microscope apparatus A confocal microscope apparatus comprises a first optical scanning system which obtains a scan image of a sample using a laser beam from a first laser light source, a second optical scanning system which scans specific regions of a sample with a laser beam from a se... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196787 | Apparatus for total internal reflection microscopy An apparatus for total internal reflection microscopy of a sample, comprising a microscope objective lens; an excitation beam path for passing light through the objective lens to said sample; and a coupling element arranged in a back focal plane of the objective len... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193773 | Stereomicroscopy method and stereomicroscopy system A stereomicroscopy system and method for generating at least a pair of representations of an object 7 for observation a user 9 are provided, comprising a detection system 15 for providing radiation data corresponding to detected radiation emanat... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193730 | Eccentricity measuring instrument of polygon-mirror motor An eccentricity measuring instrument of polygon mirror motors includes a first light source, an optical position detecting element for detecting a position of first reflection light, i.e. first measuring light emitted from the first light source and reflected on the... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193774 | Sub-diffraction limit resolution in microscopy A method and apparatus for visualizing sub-micron size particles employs a polarizing microscope wherein a focused beam of polarized light is projected onto a target, and a portion of the illuminating light is blocked from reaching the specimen, whereby to produce a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190513 | Microscopy system and method A microscopy system and method provides functionalities for a user which are controllable by the user by displacing a body portion of the user. The functionalities comprise displacing a portion of a support mounting the microscopy optics and adjusting a stereo base ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190301 | Radio frequency anechoic chamber with nonperturbing wireless signalling means An anechoic chamber (100) is provided with a system for introducing wireless communication signals into the anechoic chamber (100) for establishing wireless signaling with equipment under test (122), without interfering with signals from the equ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190514 | Confocal scanning microscope The present invention provides a confocal scanning microscope whereby fluorescence observations can be made using a plurality of types of excitation light without the need for attaching and detaching a light source to and from the optical fiber. The confocal scannin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187494 | Laser microscope A microscope includes a laser light source, a deflecting device, an objective lens, an irradiating system for irradiating a sample with laser light via the objective lens, a detecting device that detects fluorescence from a sample, and a collector lens unit insertab... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187810 | Methods and systems for correcting image misalignment The invention provides methods of determining a correction for a misalignment between at least two images in a sequence of images due at least in part to sample movement. The methods are applied, for example, in the processing and analysis of a sequence of images of... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187493 | Laser microscope A laser microscope is provided in which a beam splitter extracts a part of a laser light of two wavelengths λ1=488 nm and λ2=514.5 nm, a prism spectrally resolves the laser light of the two wavelengths λ1 and λ2, a two-split photodiod... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180661 | Confocal scanning microscope A confocal scanning microscope includes a stimulating light beam scanning unit that scans at least a predetermined plane perpendicular to the depth direction of the stimulating light beam focal position, a stimulating light beam scanning control unit that controls t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180662 | Stage assembly and method for optical microscope including Z-axis stage and piezoelectric actuator for rectilinear translation of Z stage A stage assembly mountable on an optical microscope for orienting a sample into a desired focal position includes an X-axis plate operable for rectilinear shifting in the X-axis direction and a Y-axis plate mounted on the X-axis plate operable for rectilinear transl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176428 | Laser-based, multiphoton-excitation-type optical examination apparatus The invention provides a multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus that efficiently generates a multiphoton-excitation effect, that makes the measurement head compact, and that can be easily adjusted when the measurement head is replaced. The multiphoton-exc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173417 | Eddy current sensor with concentric confocal distance sensor A metrology instrument includes an eddy current sensor that is mounted to and concentric with a confocal distance sensor. By measuring the precise vertical placement of the eddy current probe with respect to the surface of the sample using the confocal distance sens... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168812 | Projector To provide a projector that hardly causes deterioration of an image resulted from stray light. A neutral density filter, of which posture can be fine-adjusted by a posture regulating mechanism, is placed in a space between a second dichroic mirror and a liquid cryst... | 01/30/2007 |
