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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Siavash Yazdanfar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert John Filkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Elizabeth Lockenberg Dixon, Delanson, NY (US);
Walter Vincent Dixon, Legal Representative, Delanson, NY (US);
Krenar Tasimi, Latham, NY (US);
Kevin Bernard Kenny, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Siavash Yazdanfar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert John Filkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Elizabeth Lockenberg Dixon, Delanson, NY (US);
Walter Vincent Dixon, legal representative, Delanson, NY (US);
Krenar Tasimi, Latham, NY (US);
Kevin Bernard Kenny, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of autofocusing includes capturing first, second and third images of a sample, at respective first, second and third sample distances and respective first, second and third lateral positions determined with respect to an objective; determining a quantitative characteristic for the first, second and third images; determining a primary sample distance based upon at least the quantitative characteristics for the first, second, and third images; and capturing a primary image of the sample at the primary sample distance and at a primary lateral position that is offset from the first, second and third lateral positions.