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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7612316 | Focus detection device and fluorescent observation device using the same A focus detection device which is applied to a fluorescent observation device for observing a fluorescent image to be emitted from an observation sample on the basis of an evanescent light, includes an image pickup unit which detects a contrast of the fluorescent im... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7550699 | Removal of unwanted reflections in autofocus systems A focus sensing system adaptable for use in microscopes or other optical systems incorporates a selective beam block. An outgoing reference beam, incident upon a target to be inspected, is reflected to become an incoming reference beam. A beam block inserted within ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7544919 | Focus assist system and method The invention relates to image focus. In particular, it relates to a focus assist system that conveys focus level data to a user. There are a wide variety of different display methods, including, but not limited to, graphs, highlights, symbols, and varied levels of ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7507940 | Laser underwater camera image enhancer An apparatus to obtain images of a target by an underwater video camera in a waterproof container wherein the target is illuminated by a laser beam. The shutter of the video camera is kept closed until a laser pulse has covered the distance to the target and nearly ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7433807 | Facial image processing In the described embodiment, methods and systems for processing facial image data for use in animation are described. In one embodiment, a system is provided that illuminates a face with illumination that is sufficient to enable the simultaneous capture of both stru... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7403705 | Camera device having automatic focusing function A camera device is provided which has an optical system including a focus lens, focus control for focusing the optical system on a subject by driving the focus lens, and display control for causing a display to display numerals indicating a first distance of a close... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394048 | Focusing device, focusing method and a pattern inspecting apparatus A focusing device comprises a first imaging optical system, a second imaging optical system which splits the optical image in the direction of an AF sensor and further splits the optical image so that a front focus image in which the point that is in focus is in fro... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7372478 | Pattern exposure method and pattern exposure apparatus A pattern exposure method and a pattern exposure apparatus in which the throughput is improved with an inexpensive apparatus and without a low running cost. Output faces of a plurality of laser beams emitted from a plurality of semiconductor lasers respectively are ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371993 | Method for laser micromachining A method of laser micro-machining a work piece, with a laser, including the steps of: locating the workpiece on a carrier forming a part of a transport system, the carrier can be displaced along a path parallel to an X-axis of the workpiece, a Y-axis lying transvers... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7355154 | Image sensing apparatus with movable light flux splitter and control method thereof An image sensing apparatus has a light flux splitter disposed between a lens that focuses light flux of an object image on an image sensing surface and that image sensing surface and that branches the light flux of the object image out of an image sensing light path... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351944 | Beam irradiation device In a beam irradiation device of the present invention, laser beams emitted from a semiconductor laser impinge on an irradiation lens supported by a lens actuator. The laser beams that have passed through the irradiation lens change in outgoing angle in the direction... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348565 | Illumination system particularly for microlithography There is provided a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography using a wavelength less than or equal to 193 nm. The apparatus includes an optical element with a pupil raster element, and a projection objective with a real entrance pupil. The optical element ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330278 | Optical displacement measurement device An optical displacement measurement device for introducing light from a light source to an object through an optical system having an objective lens and for detecting light reflected from the object by a detection section to thereby measure a displacement of the obj... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323657 | Precision machining method using a near-field scanning optical microscope A method for manufacturing a microstructure device using a near field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) laser micromachining system. A microstructure device preform, including an existing feature, is provided. The NSOM probe tip is scanned over a portion of the pre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7304790 | Examination apparatus and focusing method of examination apparatus A focusing method for an examination apparatus that can quickly and easily perform focusing for fluoroscopy is provided. The focusing method, for an examination apparatus that can observe fluorescence emitted from a specimen, includes a first step of irradiating the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304282 | Focus detection device and fluorescent observation device using the same A focus detection device which is applied to a fluorescent observation device for observing a fluorescent image to be emitted from an observation sample on the basis of an evanescent light, includes an image pickup unit which detects a contrast of the fluorescent im... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297910 | System and method for utilizing an autofocus feature in an automated microscope The invention relates to a method for adjusting focus in an automated microscope. The method may comprise the steps of: providing an optical detector for image acquisition, wherein the optical detector comprises an array of sensor pixels; designating a region of int... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295726 | Gimbal-less micro-electro-mechanical-system tip-tilt and tip-tilt-piston actuators and a method for forming the same Fully monolithic gimbal-less micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) devices with large static optical beam deflection and fabrications methods are disclosed. The devices can achieve high speed of operation for both axes. Actuators are connected to a device, or devic... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292747 | Strictly non-blocking switch core having optimized switching architecture based on reciprocity conditions A switch core is set forth that comprises a plurality of duplex switches that are interconnected with a interconnection fabric to implement, for example, strictly non-blocking operation of the switch core for reciprocal traffic. In one embodiment, an N-way reciproca... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7272252 | Automated system for combining bright field and fluorescent microscopy A method and apparatus for automated analysis of transmitted and fluorescently labeled biological samples, wherein the apparatus automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. Once can... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247825 | Method and apparatus for scanning a specimen using an optical imaging system The invention is based on an apparatus and a method for scanning specimens (1) using an optical imaging system (3) and a scanning stage (2), images of the specimen (1) being acquired by means of a camera (4), and/or measurements on... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7224861 | Strictly non-blocking switch core having optimized switching architecture based on reciprocity conditions A switch core is set forth that comprises a plurality of duplex switches that are interconnected with a interconnection fabric to implement, for example, strictly non-blocking operation of the switch core for reciprocal traffic. In one embodiment, an N-way reciproca... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215467 | System and method for controlling microscope A CPU determines an optical-axis direction moving interval of a focal point of a microscope based on a wavelength of light used for sample observation by the microscope and a numerical aperture of an object lens mounted on the microscope, and controls the microscope... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205543 | Auto focusing apparatus and method An auto focusing method and apparatus for determining a focusing evaluation value, comparing the focusing evaluation value with an acceptance level of a preset focusing evaluation value, and iteratively focusing, while widening the depth of focus, when the focusing ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7200092 | Method and device for adjusting reference level A method for adjusting a reference level of an analog signal from a plurality of periodically sampled points includes the following steps. Firstly, a first level shift from an preliminary reference level to the last second sampled point within a specified period and... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196300 | 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... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193231 | Alignment tool, a lithographic apparatus, an alignment method, a device manufacturing method and device manufactured thereby An optical element is placed in the alignment beam during alignment. The optical element serves to focus the alignment beam onto the substrate alignment mark when it is at a different focal length from the front surface of the substrate. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187630 | Focusing servo device and focusing servo method A focal detecting means (35) of a controller (25) controls an actuator driver (38) to actuate an actuator (12) to vibrate an objective lens (3) in a direction along an optical axis. An output of a focus error signal from a signal g... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7177454 | Automated detection of objects in a biological sample A method, system, and apparatus are provided for automated light microscopic for detection of proteins associated with cell proliferative disorders. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176440 | Method and apparatus for detecting objects using structured light patterns An object detection system is provided that projects one or more patterns onto a monitored area, captures one or more live images of the monitored area, and detects objects that enter the monitored area by detecting changes in the one or more patterns in the live im... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171054 | Scene-based method for determining focus A method and application specific integrated circuit for determining focus for an image capture system using scene content within an image, including the steps of: acquiring, from the image, image data having different focus positions; dividing the image data into s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157677 | Method of picking up sectional image of laser light A knife edge is disposed at a height corresponding to a section on which a sectional image (light intensity distribution) is picked up in such a manner as to intercept a part of the section of the laser light. The knife edge is irradiated with the laser light, and t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142315 | Slit confocal autofocus system A technique for focusing and maintaining the focus of an inspection or review system upon a specific layer of a multi-layered specimen is described. In one embodiment, a confocal autofocus system can be used to focus an optical inspection or review system upon the t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139415 | Robotic microscopy systems The invention comprises a robotic microscope system and methods that allow high through-put analysis biological materials, particularly living cells, and allows precise return to and re-imaging of the same field (e.g., the same cell) that has been imaged earlier. Th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126737 | Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus An optical scanning apparatus includes a light source that emits a light beam, optical systems through which the light beam travels including one that forms a line image, a polygon mirror that rotates and deflects the light beam with a deflective reflection surface,... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116401 | Lithographic projection apparatus using catoptrics in an optical sensor system, optical arrangement, method of measuring, and device manufacturing method A lithographic projection apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a measurement system configured to determine a position of a target portion of a substrate, using at least one among an optical sensing operation and an optical detecting operat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7099500 | Automated detection of objects in a biological sample A method, system, and apparatus are provided for automated light microscopic for detection of proteins associated with cell proliferative disorders. ... | 08/29/2006 |
