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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:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Mathew D. Watson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jon W. Hayenga, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mathew D. Watson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jon W. Hayenga, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Visiongate, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/14 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An object of interest is illuminated within the field of view of a microscope objective lens located to receive light passing through the object of interest. Light transmitted through the microscope objective lens impinges upon a variable power element. The variable power element is driven with respect to the microscope objective lens to scan through multiple focal planes in the object of interest. Light transmitted from the variable power element is sensed by a sensing element or array.