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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7122032 | Operation system and mounting device for external device for use in the operation system An operation system and a connecting adapter are provided. The operation system includes an operation microscope, an external device connectable to the operation microscope, and a connecting adapter for electrically connecting the operation microscope and the extern... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123408 | Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscope The arrangement for examining microscope preparations with a scanning microscope comprises a laser (1) and an optical means (12) which images the light generated by the laser (1) onto a specimen (13) that is to be examined. Provided betwe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123571 | Compound objective lens with fold mirror A compound objective lens includes a first lens element and a second lens element, the first element including a mirror surface for internally redirecting a radiation beam passing through the first element. The objective lens has a numerical aperture greater than 0.... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119953 | Phase contrast microscope for short wavelength radiation and imaging method A phase contrast x-ray microscope has a phase plate that is placed in proximity of and attached rigidly to the objective to form a composite optic. This enables easier initial and long-term maintenance of alignment of the microscope. In one example, they are fabrica... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119315 | Control system for microscopes Control system for a microscope with a sensor unit, an evaluating unit and at least one drive unit, the sensor unit having at least one movement sensor, is fixed to the microscope and is aligned with the head of the microscope of the user for detecting head movement... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114405 | Probe mounting device for a scanning probe microscope The invention relates to a probe (207) mounting device for a scanning probe microscope, especially a scanning force microscope, comprising a retaining member (200) for installation in a measuring assembly of a scanning probe microscope. The probe (2... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116475 | Near-field intra-cellular apertureless microscope Sub-wavelength size fluorescent particles attach to specific gene sites or a magnetic bead that is maneuvered around a cell volume to produce evanescent fields when illuminated in the far-field from light outside the cell volume. Light scattering from the sub-wavele... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113669 | Near field optical head and information recording and reproducing apparatus mounted with the near field optical head In order to provide a near field light head capable of guiding light efficiently to a near field light generating element, capable of being fabricated easily and at low cost and in correspondence with small-sized formation and thin-sized formation, the near field li... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113330 | Microscope apparatus An area-light source outputs uniform area light on a sample. A wedge diaphragm is placed between the area-light source and the sample. The wedge diaphragm has a notch. The wedge diaphragm is moved in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the area light so... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113651 | Multi-spectral miniature microscope array A multi-spectral miniature microscope objective imaging system for a miniature microscope array includes one or more illuminating light sources for illuminating an object with light including multiple spectral bands, a multi-spectral imaging miniature microscope obj... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110172 | Microscope and sample observation method For a semiconductor device S as an inspected object, there are provided an image acquisition part 1, an optical system 2 including an objective lens 20, and a solid immersion lens (SIL) 3 movable between an insertion position including an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109458 | Confocal wafer depth scanning inspection method A semiconductor wafer inspection system and method is provided which uses a multiple element arrangement, such as an offset fly lens array. The preferred embodiment uses a laser to transmit light energy toward a beam expander, which expands the light energy to creat... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109459 | Auto-focusing method and device for use with optical microscopy An auto-focusing method and device are presented for determining an in-focus position of a sample supported on a substrate plate made of a material transparent with respect to incident electromagnetic radiation. The method utilizes an optical system capable of direc... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110173 | Microscopy system and method A microscopy system comprises a microscopy optics and a stand supporting the microscopy optics. The stand has a plurality of hinges, of which a first group comprises a position detecting sensor for sensing a hinge position and a second group comprising an actuator f... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110586 | Apparatus for remote control of a microscope An apparatus and method acquires and stores multiple resolution images from a specimen on a support and provides to the user a low magnification, reconstructed macro image of the entire specimen, or a large portion thereof, to aid the person in selecting points of i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110645 | Method and instrument for microscopy A microscope includes a light source that emits an illuminating light beam for illumination of a specimen, a beam splitter separating measuring light out of the illuminating light beam, and an apparatus for determining the light power level of the illuminating light... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106504 | Enhanced shutter control for images that are faded into a stereo microscope The invention relates to a stereo microscope, which as a microscope used for operations comprises a viewing output for a surgeon (41) and at least one additional viewing output for an assistant (40). The stereo microscope is characterized by shutters (... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105354 | Analyzer An analyzer characterized by comprising a chip and a detector, wherein the chip is an organic polymer member having a fine capillary through which a fluid sample or a fluid sample and a fluid reagent flow and can perform a chemical reaction on the sample in the capi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106502 | Operation of a Cartesian robotic system in 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,... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106503 | High-resolution optical microscope A direct-view optical microscope system is provided which uses high-energy light from a phenomenon known as non-resonant Raman scattering to illuminate a living biological specimen. One embodiment of the system combines two discrete light sources to form a combined ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104659 | Apparatus for using optical tweezers to manipulate materials A method and apparatus for control of optical trap arrays and formation of particle arrays using light that is in the visible portion of the spectrum. The method and apparatus provides a laser and a time variable diffractive optical element to allow dynamic control ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102818 | Microscope having a system for reflecting in illumination The invention concerns a (stereoscopic) surgical microscope having a system for reflecting in illumination in which the illumination beam path (5) is switched into the microscope's main beam path via a deflection element (1) whose diameter exceeds the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102816 | Arrangement for the manual adjustment of a focus position on microscopes The invention is directed to an arrangement for manual adjustment of a focus position in microscopes with a motor-operated focusing drive. According to the invention, the arrangement has a first operator's control for giving an adjusting path length and a second ope... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102761 | Scanning interferometry An interferometry method includes: imaging test light reflected from at least a first portion of a test surface to interfere with reference light on a camera and form an interference pattern, wherein the imaging defines a depth of focus for the light reflected from ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103401 | Colonic polyp discrimination by tissue fluorescence and fiberoptic probe A system and method for the in situ discrimination of healthy and diseased tissue. A fiberoptic based probe is employed to direct ultraviolet illumination onto a tissue specimen and to collect the fluorescent response radiation. The response radiation is observed at... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102817 | Objective lens device for a microscope An objective lens for a microscope has a casing, a telescopic tube assembly and a cap. The casing is tubular and has a through hole and a window. The telescopic tube assembly has an outer tube, an inner tube and an objective lens. The outer tube is mounted rotatably... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099078 | Borescope with simultaneous video and direct viewing An assembly is described for connection to a borescope to simultaneously provide a virtual image for direct viewing by an observer and a video image for viewing on a display. The assembly (10) comprises a body (12) with a distal end for connection to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095767 | Near field optical apparatus A near field optical apparatus comprising a conductive sheet or plane having an aperture therein, with the conductive plane including at least one protrusion which extends into the aperture. The location, structure and configuration of the protrusion or protrusions ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095032 | Focusing of microscopes and reading of microarrays Microscopes, including viewing and other microscopic systems, employ a hinged, tiltable plate to adjust focus on a flat object such as a microscope slide or biochip by motion, achieved by tilting, which is substantially normal to the focus point on the plane of the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092153 | Temperature-controlled gas microscope The invention enables construction of a microscope that has one or more advantageous characteristics as compared to previous microscopes. The microscope can be small and lightweight and, in particular, sufficiently small and light weight to be portable (e.g., smalle... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092557 | Method and device for selectively targeting cells within a three-dimensional specimen The invention provides an apparatus for electromagnetically affecting a particle of interest in a specimen. The apparatus includes (a) a stage capable of supporting the specimen; (b) a detector including at least one camera, wherein the detector is capable of resolv... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091500 | Multi-photon endoscopic imaging system An imaging system includes a pulsed laser, a pre-compensator for chromatic dispersion, a transmission optical fiber, and a GRIN lens. The pre-compensator chirps optical pulses received from the laser. The transmission optical fiber transports the chirped optical pul... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090759 | Apparatus and method for light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces 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... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091035 | Cell culturing and storage systems, devices and methods Featured is a long-term cell culture system being configured and arranged so as to be capable of monitoring the dynamic processes that occur during proliferation and differentiation of stem cells such as central nervous system (CNS) stem cells/embryonic stem cells. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092151 | Microscope having a pipette device A well plate holding a specimen to be observed is placed on a fixed stage, and the specimen is observed through an objective lens disposed below the well plate. A well set on the optical axis is illuminated through transmitted illumination provided by a transmitted ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088505 | Microscope and focusing device for a microscope The present invention discloses a microscope and a focusing device for a microscope. The focusing device has at least one operating element attached to a first axle of the focusing device for effecting movement of a microscope stage along the optical axis of the mic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088504 | Surgical microscope Binocular luminous fluxes are formed by an objective lens and a pair of relay lenses and go through a splitting optical system, which allows an assistant to observe the same stereoscopic view as the surgeon by using an assistant's binocular eyepiece optical system a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088487 | Modifiable assembly of microscopic apertures The invention concerns a modifiable assembly of microscopic apertures comprising several plates (100, 110) coated with an opaque deposition except on transparent parts, for example (101, 114, 115), capable of sliding relative to one another, separated ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088650 | Methods and apparatus for optical disc data acquisition using physical synchronization markers Methods and apparatus for using physical synchronization markers during optical disc data acquisition are provided. In accordance with this invention, physical synchronization markers on optical discs and/or disc covers can be used to determine absolute and/or relat... | 08/08/2006 |
