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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. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Guy G. Kennedy, Underhill, VT (US);
David M. Warshaw, South Burlington, VT (US);
Inventors:
Guy G. Kennedy, Underhill, VT (US);
David M. Warshaw, South Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01); G02B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sample slide, launch system, and method for microscopy having two optical fibers positioned proximate a sample slide with optical fiber mounting elements to deliver EMR to a surface of the sample slide at a critical angle for total internal reflection microscopy. In one exemplary embodiment, the EMR from the first optical fiber and the EMR from the second optical fiber may have different polarization states and/or wavelengths.