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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7675675 | In vivo examination apparatus An in vivo examination apparatus including an objective unit capable of being readily replaced during examination is provided. The in vivo examination apparatus includes a main body, a vibration suppressor configured to suppress vibrations in an examination region o... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7649682 | Method for self-monitoring a microscope system, microscope system, and software for self-monitoring a microscope system This invention comprises a method, a software, and a microscope system for monitoring and controlling information loss. The observation of information that is not present and the comparison of ideal loss to actual loss generates an explanatory component by means of ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7639420 | Fluorescence microscope An inverted fluorescence microscope is described which irradiates an excitation light onto a sample for observation of a fluorescent image of the sample. The fluorescence microscope includes (a) a transmissive illumination light source, which is arranged above a sta... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7609440 | In-vivo examination apparatus When carrying out in vivo examination of a living organism, the behavior in the interior thereof is continuously observed with clear images. Provided is an in-vivo examination apparatus 1 comprising an optical unit 4 including a light source 2 a... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7599113 | Method for adjusting confocal microscope A method for adjusting a confocal microscope which includes a microscope unit and a confocal scanner unit of Nipkow disk type, emits a light beam for image measurement on a sample, images a returned fluorescent light of the light beam by a CCD (charge-coupled device... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7589891 | Laser scanning type fluorescent microscope A laser scan type fluorescence microscope includes a laser light source section, an objective optical system for condensing excitation light from the laser light source section on a sample, a scanning device to scan a surface of the sample with the excitation light ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7586674 | Compuscope The present invention is directed to a microscope mounted into a computer, such as e.g., a desktop, workstation, or laptop. The microscope mounted into the computer has a light source component, a microscope component, and a light analysis component. The light sourc... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7561326 | Light scanning microscope and use In a confocal laser scanning microscope with an illuminating configuration (2), which provides an illuminating beam for illuminating a specimen region (23), with a scanning configuration (3, 4), which guides the illuminating beam over the specim... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7554722 | Scanning microscope with scanner frequency derived from pulsed laser A scanning microscope (1) and a scanning method are disclosed. The scanning microscope (1) has, arranged in the illuminating light beam path (3), an outcoupling element (60) that couples out at least a fraction of the illuminating light b... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7518790 | Microscope and virtual slide forming system Providing a microscope capable of movably adjusting an observation field of a sample without moving the sample. The microscope includes a first objective lens, a second objective lens, a mirror, an angular adjustment mechanism, and a shift mechanism. The first objec... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518791 | Microscope Microscope comprising microscope optics (25), a camera device (7) for recordal of images, captured by the microscope optics (25), of an object to be observed, and a display apparatus (12) which can be viewed by an observer for displaying ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7508582 | Mirror-changing confocal optical device Confocal optical device for illuminating points on a sample 807 using illuminating beams FE and for detecting beams FD coming from the illuminated points and passing through a pinholes array 806. An exchangeable block 600 comprising a beamsplitt... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505199 | Microscope lens barrel A microscope lens barrel includes an input port where observation light enters the microscope lens barrel; a plurality of output ports which the observation light goes out of the microscope lens barrel; an optical-path switching mechanism which selectively switches ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505198 | Microscope with stand The invention concerns a microscope (5) with a stand (1), in which an ARES component (71) is arranged for vibration compensation. A steady subject image is thereby guaranteed in particularly effective fashion. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7492511 | Scanning microscope The invention relates to a scanning microscope comprising a beam deflecting device (11), which directs an illuminating light beam (5) over or through a sample (21), and comprising a detector (33) for receiving detection light (23) ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7468833 | 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... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7446935 | Cytological imaging systems and methods The present invention relates to the analysis of specimens. Specifically, the invention relates to methods and apparatus for reviewing specimen slides, including apparatus for holding the slides. The invention also relates to an automatic focusing method for an imag... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443579 | Ophthalmic microscope An ophthalmic microscope including an objective lens placed in face of an inspecting eye; a light source for radiating an illumination light, an illumination optics for directing the illumination light to the inspecting eye via the objective lens, an observation opt... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440184 | Microscope A microscope according to the present invention includes an illumination element changer capable of selectively inserting any of a bright field illumination element, a dark field illumination element, and a fluorescence illumination element into an optical axis of a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440183 | Indexable microscope An indexable microscope is described, that comprises a microscope stand and an optical beam path, having a plurality of optical components that are switchable into and out of the beam path, which are arranged on at least two independent mechanical assemblies to be i... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7436591 | EPI illumination optical system for microscopes The invention related to an epi illumination optical system for microscopes wherein both a simple yet bright Köhler illumination system and a collective lens array using a collective lens less susceptible of illumination fluctuations are easily interchangeable in s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7429760 | Variable mask device for crystallizing silicon layer Disclosed are a variable mask device for crystallizing a silicon layer capable of controlling a width and a length of an opening, and a method for crystallizing a silicon using the variable mask device. The variable mask device has a frame with an opening whose widt... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430075 | Condenser arrangement for brightfield illumination and/or darkfield illumination for optical microscopes A condenser arrangement for brightfield illumination and/or darkfield illumination for optical microscopes comprises in a housing basic optics having at least one lens, at least one front optics which can be inserted into the illumination beam path in front of the b... | 09/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7423806 | Microscope system with a beam hub unit having a beam multiplexer for alternatively selecting beam ports A microscope system having an objective lens (10) defining a central optical axis (14) of the microscope system; an optical beam hub unit (18, 20) having a center coinciding with the central optical axis, a plurality of optical beam ports (24... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420731 | Surgical microscope support system A microscope system includes an adjustable arm attached at one end to a support mount. A suspension member is configured at an opposite end of the adjustable arm and supports a scope assembly. The scope assembly includes a head harness and a microscope adjustably co... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7414725 | Method and apparatus for a microscope image selector The disclosure generally relates to a multimode imaging apparatus for simultaneously obtaining multiple wavelength-discriminative spectral images of a sample. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an image selector having a rotator assembly, the rotator assembly... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411730 | Optical system, in particular microscope A microscope including an optical unit and a collimator. The collimator is arranged preceding or following the optical unit in a beam path of the optical system. The optical unit imposes a predetermined longitudinal chromatic aberration on a beam supplied to a beam ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408705 | Microscope for operation A microscope for operation having an illuminating optical system with an illuminating field diaphragm, for directing an illuminating light toward an eye to be operated upon, an objective body tube with an objective positioned in the body tube to be opposite to the e... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408704 | Device for optically controlled micro-manipulation of biological specimens A device for an optically controlled micro-manipulation of biological specimens includes at least one micro-manipulator with at least one motor-displaceable cytotechnical instrument holder elements, and a microscope which has at least one functional motor-displaceab... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405874 | Microscope for epi fluorescence and total internal reflection microscopy The invention relates to a microscope for conventional fluorescence microscopy (Epi fluorescence) and for total internal reflection microscopy, including at least one light source (1) for the conventional fluorescence illumination and at least one light sourc... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400446 | Confocal microscope A confocal microscope uses fluorescent or reflected light obtained by irradiating a plurality of beam spots to a sample so as to observe the sample. The confocal microscope has a phase modulator element which modulates phase of laser light to form the beam spots, a ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397601 | Optical system for cell imaging A microscope system (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) includes a laser (18) or light emitting diode (18′″) that generates source light having a non-uniform spatial distribution. An optical system includes an objective (40) defining a field... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395967 | Methods and systems for counterbalancing a scanning beam device Methods and system for counterbalancing accelerations and/or torques caused by actuation of an actuation element and a scanning element. A scanning beam device may comprise a counterbalance to generate forces and/or torques that are substantially equal and substanti... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394979 | Camera adapter for optical devices, in particular microscopes A camera adapter for optical devices, in particular microscopes. The present solution includes a camera adapter which enables any video cameras and photographic cameras to connect to an existing image out-coupling system, e.g., the beam splitter of a microscope. The... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394592 | Confocal microscope for imaging of selected locations of the body of a patient A confocal imaging microscope, especially for the cellular imaging of the skin at selected locations. An imaging head (28) is gimble mounted on a multi-axis compound arm (34) to allow for precise placement of a confocal objective (116) extending... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391565 | 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 on to at least one illuminating poin... | 06/24/2008 |