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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7388322 | Illumination device for microscopes The invention is directed to an illumination device for microscopes which is provided with a halogen lamp with a reflector and a filament extending in direction of the optical axis and a scatter disk and which enables a homogeneous illumination of the visual field w... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7350915 | Lens having at least one lens centration mark and methods of making and using same A lens having at least one lens centration mark formed on a major surface of the lens is disclosed. The lens centration mark may be located at the intersection of a first axis and the major surface, where the major surface is symmetrical about the first axis such th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331681 | Lighting apparatus with adjustable lenses or filters A lighting apparatus comprises a light panel having a panel frame, and a plurality of LEDs or other light elements secured to the panel frame. Lenses and/or filters are adjusted in distance from the light elements, by for example moving the lenses/filters into diffe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318652 | Versatile stand-mounted wide area lighting apparatus A lighting effects system comprises an arrangement of lamp elements, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light elements, on a panel or frame. The panel or frame may be relatively lightweight, and may include one or more circuit boards for direct mounting o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7283298 | Stereoscopic microscope A stereoscopic microscope including a light source section, an illumination optical system, and an observation optical system. The illumination optical system has an optical axis and includes a projection optical system. The projection optical system forms an interm... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280726 | Controlled-intensity multiple-frequency multiple-axis illumination of macroscopic specimens from a single light source using special bifurcated cables In one embodiment a macroscopically-sized specimen is illuminated with radiations of selectable multiple intensities and frequencies for viewing along a single viewing axis. A stage supports specimen to be observed. First and second illumination sources provide resp... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267441 | Projection display A projection display including first through third light source units to radiate first through third light beams having different colors, respectively, a light path combining unit to combine paths of the first through third light beams, an optical modulator to seque... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229202 | Light-emitting diode illumination system for an optical observation device, in particular a stereomicroscope or stereo surgical microscope The invention concerns an illumination apparatus for an optical observation device (10), in particular a stereomicroscope or a stereo surgical microscope. A multi-armed light guide with coupler (2) mixes colored light emitted by light-emitting diodes (... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220034 | Fiber optic darkfield ring light A fiber optic darkfield ring light with many angled fiber optic light lines with direct illumination in a very small package. The fiber optic darkfield ring light includes a base with multiple light heads and multiple light covers attached thereto, a main cover, an ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7154581 | Scanning exposure apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, and device manufacturing method A scanning exposure apparatus includes a master stage which holds a master and moves in a predetermined scanning direction, a projection optical system which projects a pattern of the master onto a substrate, and an optical element which is held by the master stage ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7023614 | Portable microscope having an illumination device, and microscope stage A portable microscope and a microscope stage (10) for a portable microscope are disclosed. The microscope comprises a stand (4) that carries the adjustable-height microscope stage (10). The microscope stage (10) is constructed from a samp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6964508 | Fiber optic bundle lighting units providing focused illumination An efficient lighting unit with improvements in ease of moving its head, reliability and the like is provided. The lighting unit includes: heads 6A and 6B defining illuminating apertures 6Aa and 6Ba, respectively, for directing light to a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951392 | Lens having at least one lens centration mark and methods of making and using same A lens having at least one lens centration mark formed on a major surface of the lens is disclosed. The lens centration mark may be located at the intersection of a first axis and the major surface, where the major surface is symmetrical about the first axis such th... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6883952 | Apparatus for illuminating a viewing field by two light sources The invention concerns an apparatus for illuminating a viewing field by means of two light sources. The beam paths of the two light sources are guided through a combining flexible light guide, a common flexible light guide, and a separating flexible light guide spli... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6871983 | Solid state continuous sealed clean room light fixture A clean room ceiling light fixture formed as a sealed housing with a downwardly-directed light emitting aperture. A heat sink fixed within and spaced from the housing defines a cable raceway inside the housing. A plurality of LEDs are mounted on the heat sink. A hig... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6832849 | Light radiation device, light source device, light radiation unit, and light connection mechanism On the light radiation device X6A side, a box structure is provided in which a lens is held one by one proximate to or close to the light emission end of each optical fiber. On the light source device side, a common casing houses a first light source lens tha... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6811290 | Fiberoptic illuminator An array of optical fibers are circularly arranged in a horizontal plane to totally encompass an isotropic radiator. This configuration efficiently captures the radiated light and is amenable to a large family of radiators without the need for critical alignment bet... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6746144 | Scanning tunneling microscope light emitting/condensing device An object is to provide a light collecting device for scanning tunneling microscope emission spectroscopy which has a higher light collective efficiency in vacuum without sacrifice in a high spatial resolution provided by the STM. The light collecting device ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6543914 | Stand arrangement Stand arrangement, in particular for medical examining and surgical microscopes, having a support foot (1), an upper part (2a), which can be rotated with respect to the support foot (2) about a vertical axis (A), and a boom (3), mounted pivotably thereon,... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6488398 | Variable F/number substage illuminator for multiple magnification and zoom telecentric system The substage illuminator is in the form of a housing having therein an opening disposed to register with the underside of a workpiece that is being inspected by optical gaging apparatus which is disposed to overlie the workpiece and which has an image inl... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6461030 | Illuminator for optical measuring instrument Illumination angle adjuster (42) for condensing illumination light from a light generator (41) toward a workpiece (25) includes a simple-structured optical member of condenser lens (44). With the simple arrangement, illumination angle of the illumination ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6402358 | Fiber optic illuminator A fiber optic illumination system having a plurality of fiber optic heads, each head producing pilot and strobe illumination from an exit aperture, one or more pilot lamps, each producing a pilot light output, and one or more strobes, each producing an il... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6089740 | Multipurpose dental lamp apparatus Disclosed is a lamp apparatus designed for both bleaching teeth and curing dental restorative materials. Both bleaching and curing modes of operation may be used in at least three different power levels designated as boost, ramp, and normal. The lamp appa... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5997164 | Dark field illuminator ringlight adaptor A system enabling conversion of a conventional ringlight for differential illumination such as dark field or Rheinberg illumination is disclosed. The system comprises a ringlight having an annular light emitting portion and a hood that fits over the ringl... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5971577 | Light source device and illumination system An illumination system includes a light source device including a light source and a reflection mirror for reflecting light from the light source, and an optical system, including a plurality of lenses, for illuminating a surface with light from the light... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5404238 | Flashlight illuminating apparatus for a microscope Illuminating apparatus for a microscope including a semitransparent, in picular dichroic, microscope mirror for reflecting illuminating light from an external illuminating unit into a microscope beam path. The illuminating unit comprises a coupling-in un... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5400176 | Illuminating apparatus comprising a fiber light guide for a microscope Illuminating apparatus for a microscope comprising a light source and fil changer which is arranged in a beam path between the light source and a specimen location of the microscope. The light source and the filter changer are arranged in a unit spatiall... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5185638 | Computer controlled, multiple angle illumination system The illumination system as a part of an optical inspection system, the total inspection system itself, and the method of illuminating and inspecting a workpiece. The illumination system is computer controlled as to a level of intensity and adjustable as t... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5109461 | Fiber optics light device A fiber optics light device particularly adapted for use in illuminating an object in conjunction with an optical comparitor. The device, which transmits light to the object from a separate light source, has a generally U-shaped housing having a first pai... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4974094 | Direct lighting/illuminating system for miniature CCD camera An illuminating system for the miniature CCD camera of a direct contact microscope. Light from a light source is channeled through a fiber optic bundle to two half spheres where the light rays are reflected through an observation hole to an object. The il... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4674846 | Microscope slide system A microscope slide illumination system is adapted for the side lighting of particles suspended in liquid, where the liquid is retained in a depression in a microscope slide. The system includes a laser source of light, an optic fiber bundle to conduct the... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4530578 | Variable magnification observation apparatus A variable magnification observation apparatus capable of changing the magnification thereof includes an optical fiber having an exit surface for emitting an illuminating light beam at an angle corresponding to a predetermined numerical aperture, an apert... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4529264 | Device for sharp-edge illumination of an observation field lying in a preselectable plane A device for sharp-edge uniform illumination of an observation field lying in a preselectable plane is adapted to utilize light from a remote source, via a flexible fiber-optic connection having a glass-rod termination for producing a uniformly illuminate... | 07/16/1985 |
| 3971621 | Method and apparatus for generating a relieflike contrast at microscopic images of a transparent phase object A method of, and apparatus for, generating a relief-like contrast at microscopic images or micrographs of a transparent phase object, wherein the object is obliquely illuminated at one side with respect to the plane of the object and observed during trans... | 07/27/1976 |