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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:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Ingo Böhm, Heidelberg, DE;
Heinrich Ulrich, Heidelberg, DE;
Werner Knebel, Kronau, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH, Wetzlar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanning microscope includes at least one light source, an acousto-optical element, a beam deflection device and a beam guiding device. The at least one light source generates an illuminating light beam. The acousto-optical element spatially splits a sub-light beam from the illuminating light beam and adjusts an optical power of the illuminating light beam. The beam deflection device scans the illuminating light beam over or through a sample. The beam guiding device directs the sub-light beam onto the sample.