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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7170675 | Method and system for wide-field multi-photon microscopy having a confocal excitation plane According to one aspect of the invention, a wide-field microscope includes a stage configured to hold a specimen having a fluorescent material therein, and a multi-photon excitation light source configured to produce a substantially parallel beam of excitation light... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7167305 | Microscope system A microscope system according to the present invention comprises a stage on which a specimen is placed, an image forming optical system that forms an image of the specimen placed on the stage, an image-capturing device that captures the image of the specimen formed ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167292 | Spectroscope and confocal scanning microscope comprising thereof The invention provides a spectroscope that provides variable masks 24a and 24b that limits the light path of separated light beams in the spectrum direction and composite masks 24c and 24d that limit the same i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167303 | Microscope The invention relates to a microscope and a stand consisting of a first housing shell and a second housing shell. The first and second housing shells define a base part on which the stand rests. The stand is generally C-shaped, and a stand base cover closes the stan... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164471 | Electronic imaging apparatus and microscope apparatus using the same An electronic imaging apparatus includes a connecting section connected to an optical apparatus; an optical element having a preset transmittance with respect to light in a preset wavelength region, incident from the optical apparatus; and an electronic image sensor... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161736 | Solid immersion lens structures and methods for producing solid immersion lens structures A microlens structure such as a solid immersion lens structure is a radiation transmissive pliant elastomer cast to a desired shape and smoothness. A method for construction of a solid immersion lens structure includes providing a mold defining a lens shaped cavity ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158293 | Tube for a microscope A tube for a microscope includes a tube housing, an adaptation interface, a beam guidance device, an operator interface, and a beam deflecting device. The beam deflecting device deflects a light beam coming from the adaptation interface so that the optical axis of t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158292 | Apparatus for retaining an optical viewing device An apparatus for retaining an optical viewing device, for example a microscope (8), on a stand having a parallelogram carrier arm (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), comprises an adjustable-length strut (6) acting ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158318 | Flare stoppper and taking lens unit A ring-shaped flare stopper is made of a phosphor bronze plate having a thickness of 0.03 mm by sheet metal stamping. An inner periphery for defining a circular opening is formed in the flare stopper. The inner periphery has the form of the side face of a circular t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158224 | Optically active substrates A device for optical examination of biological materials using radiation of a selected wavelength includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface includes a dense array of micro-optical elements arran... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154084 | Optical-scanning microscope apparatus Compact design is achieved to minimize blocking of the field of view of a stereomicroscope apparatus. Furthermore, astigmatism is decreased to produce a high-quality image. An optical-scanning microscope apparatus includes a light source, a light-transmitting member... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154679 | Optical arrangement with a telecentric beam region An optical arrangement with telecentric beam region for imaging objects, preferably a microscope, comprises in a main beam path at least one infinity-imaging objective and at least one eyepiece with an eyepiece intermediate image plane and a tube lens of suitable fo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154111 | Cornea characteristics measuring device An apparatus for measuring characteristics of a substance is provided. The apparatus includes a light source to generate light to form an image. A splitter transmits the light from the light source to a first lens, which collimates the light. A second lens receives ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151633 | Scanning microscope A detector, arranged in the detection beam path of a scanning microscope, for the detection of detected light proceeding from a sample can be used to detect other than the detected light for example of external optical experiments. The scanning microscope comprises ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151634 | Arrangement for tilting an illumination carrier on an inverse light microscope An arrangement tilts the illumination carrier on light microscopes of the inverse type which include a microscope stand on which an illumination carrier having a light source is attached. The arrangement for tilting the illumination carrier (2) having a light... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149036 | Solid immersion lens and sample observation method using it Using a solid immersion lens (SIL) having a spherical lens surface with a radius of curvature RL from a material having a refractive index nL, an image of a sample is observed. A geometric aberration characteristic caused by the SIL is evaluate... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149332 | Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides A method of and apparatus for viewing microscopic images include transmitting tiled microscopic images from a server to a client. The client assembles the tiled images into a seamless virtual slide or specimen image and provides tools for manipulating image magnific... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149395 | Light-enhancing component and fabrication method thereof The present invention provides a light-enhancing component and a fabrication method thereof by using the focused-ion-beam. In the present invention, the surface plasmon polariton structure is coated on the surface of the optical fiber so as to form the light-enhanci... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145652 | Microscope with position detection of changers of optical components A microscope with optical components which are provided in the illumination beam path and/or observation beam path and/or detection beam path for exerting different spectral influences on at least one of the beam paths mentioned above. An arrangement comprising a li... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144119 | System and method for programmable illumination pattern generation An apparatus providing programmable illumination pattern generation for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules in suspension between electrodes, is disclosed. The apparatus implements LEAPS (Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142359 | Lighting device for a microscope Lighting device for a microscope comprising at least one observation beam path, in particular a surgical microscope, with an illumination system (3, 4, 5, 28, 29) and a deflection device (8; 48, 49) for deflecting light emitted from the illumination sy... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142232 | System and apparatus for recording and projecting 3-dimensional images A system for the production of a second three-dimensional image magnified from a first three-dimensional image in substantially the same proportions, including a first active optical system for creating from the three-dimensional image, a first two-dimensional array... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142358 | Gem microscope with portability kit A gem microscope according to the invention includes a focus column, a stage, and a quick disconnect mechanism that facilitates removable coupling of the focus column to the stage. The focus column and the stage have compatible features that establish the proper mou... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141802 | Optical device and imaging method An optical device includes a carrier that holds a specimen and has a reference mark, an image capturing means that picks up the image of the specimen and the reference mark formed by an objective lens, a moving mechanism that moves the relative positional relation b... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142241 | Image pickup device An image pickup device has an image sensor having rectangular light receiving portions arranged in a matrix, and microlenses disposed in correspondence with said light receiving portions, said light receiving portions and said microlenses being formed integrally wit... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139073 | Imaging apparatus An image pickup system is equipped with a cylindrical lens CL, which, for a light flux emitted from light source 1, converges only light flux components of a single direction within a section perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the light flux, an... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139121 | Projection microscope This projection microscope (10) includes an elongate support member (12) carrying a stage assembly (22) between its ends, the stage assembly (22) having opposed sides and an associated specimen holder (28). A light emitting source ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136209 | Light modulators Apparatus and systems may include a pair of coupling lenses to send light to, and to receive light from, a pair of light modulators. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136518 | Methods and apparatus for displaying diagnostic data The invention provides methods for displaying diagnostic results obtained from a tissue sample. In general, the invention assigns tissue-class probability values to discrete regions of a patient sample, and creates an overlay for displaying the results. The overlay ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136222 | Ergonomic microscope and microscope carrier An ergonomic microscope (1) and a microscope carrier (2) are disclosed. The microscope encompasses a stand (3) which possesses a stand base (3a) that defines an external contour (3b). The microscope (1) is plac... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136221 | Microscope with a handle and/or hand-grip for a microscope The invention relates to a hand-grip with a grip part which can be detachably fastened on a microscope housing, the mounting and dismounting being possible with a single-handed movement with the gripping hand. The hand-grip is fashioned and positioned such that it p... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133139 | Longitudinal differential interferometric confocal microscopy A differential interferometric confocal microscope for measuring an object, the microscope including a source-side pinhole array; a detector-side pinhole array; and an interferometer that images the array of pinholes of the source-side pinhole array onto a first arr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129473 | Optical image pickup apparatus for imaging living body tissue A control portion of an optical image pickup apparatus includes a scan driver, a lock-in amplifier, and an A/D converter. The scan driver outputs a predetermined drive signal to a Y-scanning mirror and an X-scanning mirror and scans the Y-scanning mirror and the X-s... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130042 | Dual axis fluorescence microscope with modulated input A dual beam confocal microscope is provided. An optical source assembly provides two mutually coherent optical beams differing in frequency by a frequency difference Δf. The two beams are received by focusing assemblies that provide two focused beams to a sample. T... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130115 | Multi-mode scanning imaging system A multi-mode scanning imaging system. The system includes a plurality of sets of optical elements and a scanning mechanism. Each set is disposed with respect to a corresponding image plane and configured to image respective portions of an object. A scanning mechanis... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130116 | Microscope apparatus having an objective displacement detection system The microscope apparatus has an objective lens, a sample base on which an observation sample is placed, a sensor target mounted on the tip portion of the objective lens, and a non-contact sensor mounted on the sample base. The non-contact sensor detects the distance... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130117 | Microscope apparatus A specimen and an objective lens can be quickly brought close together or separated without an operator being concerned about the positional relationship between the specimen and the objective lens, and once the correct positional relationship is established, the fo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127282 | Optical methods and systems for rapid screening of the cervix A method and a system is provided for discriminating between healthy cervical tissue and pathologic cervical tissue based on the fluorescence response of the tissue to laser excitation (LIF) and the backscatter response to illumination by white light (in the spectra... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126752 | Illumination apparatus for microscope and image processing apparatus using the same An illumination apparatus for a microscope and an image processing apparatus using the illumination apparatus include a light source, a semi-transmissive mirror splitting a light beam from the light source into two beams of the first and second irradiation light, tw... | 10/24/2006 |
