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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:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Applicant:
Andrew Maiden, Sheffield, GB;
Inventor:
Andrew Maiden, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
PHASE FOCUS LIMITED, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13 (2006.01); G02B 21/02 (2006.01); G02B 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/02 (2013.01); G02B 21/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating a plurality of scattered radiation patterns at an image plane of an optical microscope. The apparatus includes at least one lens element, a liquid crystal display (LCD) array, and a housing comprising a body portion supporting the LCD array and lens element in a predetermined spaced apart relationship. The LCD array comprises a plurality of pixel elements arranged in a grid layout, said array being connectable to a processing element adapted to selectively control a transmittance of each pixel in the grid layout.