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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2021
Dan Slater, La Habra Heights, CA (US);
Dan Slater, La Habra Heights, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method for using a microscope to at least haptically observe a specimen in a fluid is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, an audio frequency modulation sensing (AFMS) device is used to convert an optical signal from the specimen into an electrical signal. A haptic feedback device is then used to convert the electrical signal in at least vibrations, thereby providing a user with haptic feedback associated with the optical signal from the specimen. In another embodiment, a second electrical signal can be provided to a second haptic feedback (e.g., shaker, piezo electric, electric current inducing, etc.) device in the fluid, thereby allowing for bidirectional haptic feedback between the user and the specimen. In other embodiments, aural data can be extracted from the electrical signal and presented to the user either alone in in synchronization with video data (e.g., from a video camera).