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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:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Jonathan C. Sharpe, Hamilton, NZ;
Peter N. Schaare, Hamilton, NZ;
Inventors:
Jonathan C. Sharpe, Hamilton, NZ;
Peter N. Schaare, Hamilton, NZ;
Assignee:
XY, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various optical apparatus, in particular embodiments, may provide a source of parallel light (). The parallel light () may be generally achieved by directing an incident beam at the apex of a prism (). The prism may have varying configurations. One configuration has a forward conical face (). Another configuration has a pyramidal forward end (). Other configurations are also disclosed. Various optical methods and methods for flow cytometry are also disclosed.