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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Scienion Gmbh, Berlin, DE;
Scienion GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
Imaging apparatusfor imaging nozzle sectionof droplet dispenser deviceincludes illumination devicearranged for creating illumination light directed along illumination axis Atowards an illumination range configured for accommodating nozzle section, and camera devicehaving imaging axis Adirected to the illumination range. Camera deviceis configured for collecting nozzle image(s) of nozzle sectionarranged in the illumination range, wherein illumination deviceand camera deviceare arranged for dark field illumination of nozzle section. Illumination axis Aand imaging axis Aare slanted relative to each other and an illumination angle between axes Aand Ais selected such that the at least one nozzle image is collected with a dark background. Furthermore, dispenser apparatusfor dispensing droplets on a target and an imaging method for imaging nozzle sectionof droplet dispenser deviceare described.