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Microscope with a condenser lens system having a tapered portion

Patent 5699197 Issued on December 16, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject July 12, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Near field and solid immersion optical microscope Patent #: 5004307
Issued on: 04/02/1991
Inventor: Kino, et al.

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 501452 filed on 07/12/1995

US Classes:

359/661, Having less than four components359/368, Microscope359/389, With illumination and viewing paths coaxial at the image field359/656Microscope objective

Examiners

Primary: Nelms, David C.
Assistant: Bey, Dawn-Marie

International Class

G02B 021/02

Foreign Application Priority Data

1993-01-08 JP

Abstract

A condenser lens system collects light from a light source to illuminate a sample, which comprises in the named order from the light source side a front group of positive refracting power having at least one lens and a rear group of positive refracting power at least having a positive lens for liquid immersion located closest to the sample and having a flat surface on the sample side.

Other References

  • U.S. Application No. 08/178,847, Tatsuro, filed Jan. 7, 199
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