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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Cellomics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Albert Kuhn, North Huntingdon, PA (US);
Kim Anthony Ippolito, South Park, PA (US);
Dirk John Vandenberg, III, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
CELLOMICS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/36 (2006.01); G02B 7/28 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/16 (2006.01); G02B 21/24 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/365 (2013.01); G02B 7/28 (2013.01); G02B 7/36 (2013.01); G02B 21/0088 (2013.01); G02B 21/16 (2013.01); G02B 21/244 (2013.01); G02B 21/245 (2013.01); G02B 21/361 (2013.01); G02B 21/367 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01);
Abstract
Accurate, reliable, and robust laser-based autofocus solutions are presented for through-the-lens microscope applications using slides or micro-titer plates. The laser-based autofocus solutions solve many of the problems that have arisen due to multiple reflective surfaces at varying distances relative to a sample of interest. The laser-based autofocus solutions provide a unique solution to resolve the ambiguity caused by these multiple reflective surfaces by using an image-based approach.