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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2021
Applicant:

The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);

Inventors:

Adam Hanninen, Costa Mesa, CA (US);

Eric Potma, Irvine, CA (US);

Rongguang Liang, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/04 (2006.01); G02B 17/08 (2006.01); G02B 21/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/04 (2013.01); G02B 17/0832 (2013.01); G02B 17/0844 (2013.01); G02B 21/33 (2013.01);
Abstract

A reflective microscope objective lens includes a concave mirror system that reflects incoming radiation, a convex mirror in optical communication with the concave mirror system, and a primary concave mirror in optical communication with the convex mirror. The concave mirror system includes a first concave mirror. The primary concave mirror focuses outgoing radiation onto a focal plane wherein the concave mirror system. Characteristically, the convex mirror and the primary concave mirror are arranged to direct light along a non-concentric path.


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