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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:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
May. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Scott Parks, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Assignee:
Leica Inc., Depew, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359701 ; 359368 ; 359380 ; 359694 ;
Abstract
A microscope lens guide system is disclosed wherein a plurality of lens carriers are magnetically biased to guide rods to ensure rectilinear motion of lenses held by the carriers along an optical axis of the microscope. In a first embodiment, each lens carrier includes a first portion having a passage for slidably receiving a guide rod and a second portion having a magnet for biasing the second portion for engagement with another guide rod formed of magnetic material. In a second embodiment, additional magnets are provided to bias the passage for engagement with the guide rod received by the passage.