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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8410414 | Fluorescence microscopy imaging system A fluorescence microscopy imaging system is used for detecting a fluorescence signal of a sample, and includes a module for detecting fluorescence and a module for focusing control. The module for detecting fluorescence includes a fluorescence excitation light sourc... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8304704 | Method and apparatus for autofocus using a light source pattern and means for masking the light source pattern An autofocus apparatus and a method achieve a higher level of speed and robustness, and are particularly suited for fluorescence microscopy of biological samples, automated microscopy and scanning microscopy. A high speed is achieved via a light pattern in the sampl... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8253086 | Polar mounting arrangement for a solar concentrator A solar collector can be rotated and tilted about a polar mount. The solar collector can be designed such that the center of gravity of the collector is aligned with the axis of the polar mount facilitating the use of smaller positioning devices. The collector can b... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8188412 | Confocal microscope which weights and combines signals output from a plurality of photodetectors and calculates omnifocal brightness information for the plurality of signals A confocal microscope includes an objective lens for converging light which is emitted from a light source to a sample, a scanning mechanism for relatively scanning the sample with the light converged to the sample, and a plurality of confocal diaphragm apertures th... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8119960 | Light emitting type lighting system, method of light emitting type lighting, and scanning optical microscope Light emitter excitation light (108) of a wavelength λ1 emitted by a light source (101) is collected on a light emitter (107) by a collective lens (102). The light emitter (107) is held on a substrate (104), and ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115150 | Optical substrate for reduced background fluorescence A new optical substrate design allows a target to be illuminated with minimal illumination of undesired surfaces within the image collection ray path. The non rectangular substrate provide different surfaces through which a target is illuminated and imaged and there... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8071929 | Automatic focus control unit, electronic device and automatic focus control method Disclosed herein is an automatic focus control unit including: a first light-emitting element; a line sensor; a second light-emitting element; a slit member; a shifting mechanism; and a controller. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8053711 | System and method for adjusting the spherical aberration of objective lenses A spherical aberration adjustment system is disclosed, which includes a plurality of objective lenses, where at least one of the plurality of objective lenses has a spherical aberration collar. The plurality of objective lenses are mounted onto an objective holder, ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7982170 | Microscope system A microscope system comprises a microscope including a motorized stage on which is mounted a container containing a specimen and which can adjust the position of the container, a scanner scanning laser light radiated onto the specimen, an objective lens focusing the... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7968832 | Analyzer and use thereof This invention provides an analyzer for judging whether or not a tangible component is present in a sample in a preparation, and analyzing, if a tangible component is present, the tangible component with efficiency and high accuracy. For this purpose, an analyzer ( | 06/28/2011 |
| 7923672 | Process and devices for optically sensing a specimen with a large depth of field A device for optically sensing a specimen with a large depth of field has a lighting module which illuminates a zone of the specimen during a predetermined measurement period with a pattern whose phase is modified in time during the measurement period, generating a ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7868279 | Focus detecting apparatus for focusing on surface of transparent substance The focus detecting apparatus comprises an objective lens, a point light source which irradiates illumination light for generating a focusing signal to a transparent substrate through the objective lens, a mask means having a first shading part for shading one of ar... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858911 | Confocal wafer inspection system and 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... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7851735 | Microscope automatic focusing device and method thereof An auto focus device and method are provided. The device comprises a beam splitter set; a laser emitting device disposed at a first side of the beam splitter set for providing a laser beam to the beam splitter; a lens set disposed at a second side of the beam splitt... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7781711 | Fluorescence microscope for which a sample is observed based on the saturation components of fluorescence and fluorescence microscopy method To increase spatial resolution by observing a sample based on saturated fluorescence components. A fluorescence microscope according to the present invention includes: a laser light source 10 emitting laser light as excitation light; an objective lens 13 | 08/24/2010 |
| 7709773 | Scanning optical device which sets hardware in association with a depth of a focus position based on hardware set values stored in association with depths of focus positions A clear fluorescence image is easily obtained irrespective of variation of scattering due to variation of the depth of a focus position in a specimen. A scanning optical device includes a laser light source for emitting laser light, a scanning unit for scanning the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7679038 | Optical phase microscope using rotating 1/4 wavelength plate with pinhole in the center position and Fourier transformed lens An optical phase microscope using rotating-¼ wavelength plate with pinhole in the center position and Fourier transformed lens is provided. The optical phase microscope comprises an optical image generator that acquires images for a specimen to be observed, an obje... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7663079 | Microscope apparatus and focal-depth enlarged image generation method used therefor A microscope apparatus comprises a focusing unit for changing the relative position between a specimen and the focus position of an object lens; and a setup unit for setting a plurality of import regions in the optical axis of the object lens, with a position at whi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7655888 | Laser scanning microscope and assembly for non-descanned detection A scanning microscope with a light source which emits illumination light for illuminating a specimen, with at least a first detector for detecting the detection light proceeding from the specimen, and with an objective through which the specimen can be illuminated a... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7626150 | System and method for capturing image data over a wide field of view with high resolution A sensor assembly including a detector; a first arrangement for enhancing the resolution of the detector; and a second arrangement for increasing the field-of-view of the detector. In a specific implementation, the detector is a focal plane array of detectors, the f... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626151 | Autofocus system and method for autofocusing an optical imaging instrument The invention relates to an autofocus system for an optical instrument (1) that images a specimen (11), having an irradiation optical system (7) for generating an irradiation beam path that generates an autofocus pattern on the specimen (11 | 12/01/2009 |
| 7619190 | Tilting adjustable surface profilometer The invention relates to a tilting adjustable surface profilometer, comprising an apparatus capable of adjusting an image acquiring angle. The apparatus includes two types of frameworks. One is a translation-stage-type tilting adjustable surface profilometer, which ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7582855 | High-speed measuring device and method based on a confocal microscopy principle The invention relates to a measuring device and a method based on a confocal microscopy principle. The inventive device comprises a light source (1), a diaphragm unit (3) for limiting a beam, an imagine optical system (4) for focusing the light ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7576307 | Microscope with dual image sensors for rapid autofocusing A digital optical microscope includes a primary image sensor that generates a primary image of a sample at a primary frame rate, an auxiliary image sensor that generates an auxiliary image of the sample at an auxiliary frame rate that is faster than the primary fram... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7560675 | Microscope system having a controlling unit for switching between a plurality of observation states Various types of optical members can be electrically inserted/extracted to/from an optical path. The state of the insertion/extraction or the state of opening/closing is detected by a sensor. An operating unit obtains various types of instructions. A controlling uni... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7488924 | Method for determining the focal position during imaging of a sample using an inclined position receiving device The invention refers to a process for determining the focus position when imaging a specimen (4) with a field stop imaged onto the specimen detecting this image using a position-sensitive receiving-device inclined relative to the field stop defining the focus... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7476831 | Microscopic imaging system having an optical correcting element A microscopic imaging system includes a receiving means (2) for receiving an article (4) to be imaged, a linear optical detector (16), focussing means (10) for focussing an image of an article in the receiving means onto the detector, sca... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7465908 | Image acquisition apparatus for use with a microscope, an image recording system that uses the image acquisition apparatus, and an image storage method An image acquisition apparatus is disclosed that includes: an image pickup element that acquires images obtained using a microscope; a change detector that detects the amount of change between an image acquired by the image pickup element and a subsequent image acqu... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462805 | Focus detection apparatus having a luminous flux deformation member The present invention provides a focus detection apparatus. In the focus detection apparatus, a luminous flux deformation member is provided to deform a sectional shape of a luminous flux emitted from a light source, and thereby a light quantity difference and a lig... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7456377 | System and method for creating magnified images of a microscope slide A method and system for creating a digital, virtual slide having optimum image quality characteristics. Multiple regions of a physical slide are identified as well as at least two focus z-positions z1, and z2. Each region of the physical slide is scann... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456378 | Confocal microscope and multiphoton excitation microscope The invention provides a confocal microscope comprising a light source; a light scanning unit; an array device; a line-beam generating unit for imaging illumination light in the form of a straight line extending, on the array device, in a direction intersecting the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7439483 | Real-time confocal microscope using the dispersion optics Disclosed is a real time confocal microscope using a dispersion optics comprising: a broad band light source for supplying light; an illumination optics for illuminating onto a slit aperture by collecting the light emitted from the light source; the slit aperture fo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432486 | Microscope image acquiring system with separate microscope and imaging instrument controllers that operate cooperatively A microscope digital image acquiring system 1 includes a microscope 2 composed of a microscope unit 10 forming an enlarged image of an object O and a microscope controller 20 controlling movement of the microscope unit 10, an imagi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428062 | Measuring apparatus for work held by chuck table, and laser beam machining apparatus An apparatus for measuring the height of a work held by a chuck table provided in a machining apparatus, including: a white light source for emitting a white beam of light; a chromatic aberration lens for condensing the white beam emitted from the white light source... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7417211 | Laser scanning microscope having a mechanism which prevents stimulation light from reaching a light detector A laser scanning microscope which focuses light beams from a laser beam source to a sample by means of an objective lens and detects transmission light from the sample, reflection light, or fluorescence generated from the sample, includes an observation laser scanni... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417213 | Apparatus and method for rapid microscopic image focusing having a movable objective A method of capturing a focused image of a continuously moving slide/objective arrangement is provided. A frame grabber device is triggered to capture an image of the slide through an objective at a first focus level as the slide continuously moves laterally relativ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411166 | Arrangement for optimizing the pulse shape in a laser scanning microscope A Device for coupling a short pulse laser into a microscope beam path, wherein the spectral components of the laser radiation are spatially separated by means of a dispersive element, the individual spectral components are manipulated and are then spatially superimp... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399950 | Confocal wafer inspection method and apparatus using fly lens arrangement 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... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394552 | Method for measuring the separation of extended objects in conjunction with an optical observation system and microscope for carrying out the same Method and device for determining one or more Z distances from an object surface to a reference plane, for example the primary plane of the primary objective of a microscope. By projecting an optical pattern onto an object, and subsequently detecting and computation... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390997 | Microscope and auto focusing method for a microscope A microscope which comprises: an optical system for magnifying a sample; a focus adjuster for adjusting a focus of the optical system on the sample; an optical detector for detecting light through the optical system; a position estimator for estimating a position of... | 06/24/2008 |
