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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Michiie Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Akinori Hashiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Shinobu Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuguhide Sakata, Machida, JP;
Tsutomu Shimada, Musashino, JP;
Akihiro Sakai, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiko Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A slide used for observation by a microscope includes a label area configured to arrange a label, a cover glass area configured to arrange an observation object and a cover glass, a position reference mark arranged in a vacant area between the label area and the cover glass area and configured to specify a reference position of the slide and an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction that are orthogonal to each other, and focus reference marks in which a predetermined pattern is repetitively arranged along two opposing sides of four sides of a periphery of the cover glass area, the focus reference marks being configured to specify a Z-axis direction orthogonal to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.