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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Bio-tek Instruments, Inc., Winooski, VT (US);
Inventors:
Ben Norris, Williston, VT (US);
James Piette, Winooski, VT (US);
Benjamin Knight, Shelburne, VT (US);
Ross Piette, Essex Junction, VT (US);
G. Gerard Gormley, Worcester, VT (US);
Oleg Zimenkov, South Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
BIO-TEK INSTRUMENTS, INC., Winooski, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G03B 17/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/48 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0567 (2013.01);
Abstract
Non-image based autofocusing in an imaging system including an autofocus light source on a movable carriage variably positioned with offset in parallel to an optical axis of an objective.