| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D525636 |
Microscope |
July 25, 2006 |
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| 7433129 |
Optical arrangement for microscope and microscope |
October 7, 2008 |
| An optical arrangement for a microscope, in particular for a scanning microscope, with a beam splitter 1 arranged in a divergent and/or convergent beam path for separating an illumination light 2 that is produced by an illumination source from a detection light 3 that is emitted by a |
| 7433119 |
Scanning microscope |
October 7, 2008 |
| In a scanning microscope that impinges upon a sample with a first light pulse and a second light pulse, a dispersive medium that modifies the time offset between the first and the second light pulse is provided in the beam path of at least one of the light pulses. |
| 7428104 |
Optical device for the combination of light beams |
September 23, 2008 |
| An optical device for combining a first light beam and at least one second light beam includes a first beam splitting device, a second beam splitting device and a position detector. The first beam splitting device splits a first reference beam from the first light beam and a second r |
| 7428043 |
Apparatus for ascertaining the light power level of a light beam, and scanning microscope |
September 23, 2008 |
| An apparatus for ascertaining properties of a light beam, comprises a means for splitting a measured beam out from the light beam and comprises at least one detector that at least partially receives the measured beam. A polarization-influencing means is arranged in the beam path of the |
| 7411665 |
Method for wavelength calibration of an optical measurement system |
August 12, 2008 |
| An optical measurement system having a spectrophotometer and a ellipsometer is calibrated, the spectrophotometer and the ellipsometer first being calibrated independently of one another. A spectrophotometer layer thickness (d.sub.photo) of a specimen is then determined at an initial |
| 7405874 |
Microscope for epi fluorescence and total internal reflection microscopy |
July 29, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a microscope for conventional fluorescence microscopy (Epi fluorescence) and for total internal reflection microscopy, including at least one light source (1) for the conventional fluorescence illumination and at least one light source (2) for the evanescent |
| 7394482 |
Microscope system and method for the analysis and evaluation of multiple colorings of a microsco |
July 1, 2008 |
| A microscope system and a method that record spectra (60a, 61a, 62a, 63a, and 66a) of the dyes present in the specimen (15) using an SP module (20) are disclosed. A transformation of the data of the ascertained spectra, and of the dye spectra (60b, 61b, 62b, 63b, and 66b) stored in a |
| 7394063 |
Microscope for investigating the lifetime of excited states in a sample |
July 1, 2008 |
| A microscope for investigating the lifetime of excited states in a sample has a light source that generates excitation light, and has a detector that receives detected light proceeding from the sample. The light source contains a semiconductor laser which emits pulsed excitation light. A |
| 7391567 |
Microscope, and method for modifying the light flux in a microscope |
June 24, 2008 |
| A microscope includes a light source, an illuminating optical system, an aperture device, and a spectral correction device. The light source includes a control device for controlling the intensity of light emitted by the light source. The illuminating optical system has a numerical a |
| 7391566 |
Microscope having eyepiece reticle slider |
June 24, 2008 |
| A viewing tube of a microscope is provided with a circumferential slot, and a slider carrying an optical element, such as a reticle, is removably received through the slot to position the optical element on an optical axis of the viewing tube proximate to an insertion end of an eyepiece |
| 7391000 |
EMCCD detector, as well as a spectrometer and a microscope having an EMCCD detector |
June 24, 2008 |
| An EMCCD detector includes a first gain register and a photoactive area divided into at least a two detection regions. At least one of the detection regions is assigned to the first gain register. |
| 7390998 |
Raster microscope and method for the analysis of biological samples by means of a raster microsc |
June 24, 2008 |
| Disclosed is a method for analyzing biological samples by means of a scanning microscope. According to said method, at least one screen dot is repeatedly and successively illuminated with a manipulating light beam and an exciting light beam. The interval between the time of illumination |
| 7385173 |
Photosensitive array detector for spectrally split light |
June 10, 2008 |
| A detector includes a photosensitive array including at least one photosensitive surface. A focusing device focuses spectrally split light onto the photosensitive array. The focusing device is located in an optical path upstream from the photosensitive array. The focusing device incl |
| 7379238 |
Reflected-light microscope |
May 27, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a reflected-light microscope comprising a light source for generating an illumination light beam, which can be directed through a lens along an illumination beam path onto a sample. Said microscope is provided with imaging optics, which generate a plane that |
| 7372625 |
Device for retaining optical components |
May 13, 2008 |
| A device for retaining optical components includes a number of open orifices disposed next to one another in an arrangement. A raceway corresponding to the arrangement is provided, the raceway including a number of detents. A ball bearing follows the raceway and cooperates with the d |
| 7355789 |
Phase filter |
April 8, 2008 |
| An optical device with a focusing optic that focuses a light beam in a focal plane and brings about a phase shift between a first part of the light beam and a second part of the light beam. The optical device has a first interface and a second interface, the first interface retlects the |
| 7345817 |
Ceramic coating for parts of a microscope |
March 18, 2008 |
| A microscope is disclosed which comprises several parts, such as a stand, a stage, a nose piece and several elements used to operate the microscope. At least one of these parts is provided with the ceramic layer on its surface. |
| 7345800 |
Optical arrangement for deflecting a light beam |
March 18, 2008 |
| An optical arrangement for deflecting a light beam includes first and second deflection devices, and a coupling mirror. The first deflection device is rotatable about a first axis using a first rotary drive, and includes two mirrors disposed non-rotatably with respect to each other in |
| 7343257 |
Method and system for device-independent determination of coordinates of a point displayed by me |
March 11, 2008 |
| A method for non-instrument-dependent determination of coordinates of a point imaged using a microscope includes determining, at object-related reference coordinates of at least one imaged reference point in a DICOM coordinate system, corresponding first instrument coordinates of the at |
| 7342216 |
Photomultiplier system and a microscope |
March 11, 2008 |
| A photomultiplier system includes a detector tube, a power supply unit, and a thermal isolation element. The power supply unit provides an accelerating voltage for operating the detector tube. The detector tube and the power supply unit are disposed on different sides of the thermal |
| 7333207 |
Confocal 4-pi microscope and method for confocal 4-pi microscopy |
February 19, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a confocal 4.pi. microscopy method which is characterized by coherently illuminating a sample from two sides by one objective each with illumination light which has at least one illumination wavelength whereby a stationary illumination wave having a main illu |
| 7330306 |
Interchangeable microscope stage drive assembly |
February 12, 2008 |
| An interchangeable microscope stage drive assembly, including a microscope stage, and, a drive mechanism detachably secured to the microscope stage at more than one location of the stage. |
| 7324275 |
Microscope stage apparatus and movement means |
January 29, 2008 |
| The invention includes an apparatus for controlling a microscope stage assembly having a rod for moving the stage in two directions. The rod is detachably secured to the microscope stage assembly. The rod includes at least one substantially circular stick with an attachment end and a |
| 7324270 |
Microscope with adjustable optical element |
January 29, 2008 |
| A microscope (1) with manual and external adjustability of an optical element (41) is disclosed. The optical element (41) is displaceable into an optical axis (20) determined by the microscope (1). The microscope (1) further encompasses a stand (3) and a tube (9) attachable to the stand |
| 7319520 |
Method for separating fluorescence spectra of dyes present in a sample |
January 15, 2008 |
| A system and a method for setting a fluorescence spectrum measurement system for microscopy is disclosed. Using illuminating light (3) from at least one laser that emits light of one wavelength, a continuous wavelength region is generated. Dyes are stored, with the pertinent excitati |
| 7283297 |
Scanning microscope having a mirror for coupling-in a manipulating light beam |
October 16, 2007 |
| A scanning microscope having a light source that emits an illuminating light beam, for illumination of a sample. The illuminating light beam extends along an illumination beam path and can be guided over and/or through the sample using a beam deflection device. A mirror which can be |
| 7283295 |
Releasable/interchangeable fine focus knob for a microscope |
October 16, 2007 |
| A microscope includes at least one focusing means for focusing an object plane. The focusing means includes first and second adjustment means. The first and second adjustment means are coaxial and independently rotatably adjustable with respect to one another. The second adjustment means |
| 7282724 |
Method and system for the analysis of co-localizations |
October 16, 2007 |
| A method and a system for the analysis of co-localizations of dyes present in a specimen. The fluorescence spectra of the dyes present in the specimen are determined. A tolerance region around each of the fluorescence spectra is selected. The spectra of the specimen, in which at leas |
| 7280203 |
Method for setting a fluorescence spectrum measurement system for microscopy |
October 9, 2007 |
| A method for separating fluorescence spectra of dyes present in a specimen (15) is disclosed. Firstly a spectral scan of the fluorescence spectrum of all the dyes present in the specimen (15) is performed. The fluorescence spectra associated with the respective dyes are stored in a d |
| 7275730 |
Height-adjusting device and support for optical systems, which comprises height-adjusting device |
October 2, 2007 |
| A device for adjusting the height of an arrangement 2 relative to a mounting surface 3 is disclosed. Height-adjusting device 1 is designed so that during height adjustment no friction takes place as a result of rotation of the contact sites of the height-adjusting devices 1 with the |
| 7274505 |
Inspection microscope for several wavelength ranges and reflection reducing layer for an inspect |
September 25, 2007 |
| An inspection microscope for several wavelength ranges with at least one illuminating beam path and at least one imaging beam path. Those optical elements in the illuminating beam path and in the imaging beam path, through which beams of all wavelengths pass, are provided with a refl |
| 7271889 |
Device and method for inspecting an object |
September 18, 2007 |
| A device and method for inspecting an object (2) uses a bright field illumination beam path (4) of a bright field light source (5), said beam path being formed so that it passes through the projection optics (3), and a dark field illumination beam path (6) of a dark field light source |
| 7265920 |
Microscope objective and method for manufacturing a microscope objective |
September 4, 2007 |
| A microscope objective includes an objective sleeve including a first and a second sub-sleeve. A first lens is received in a first mounting ring, a second lens is received in a second mounting ring, a third lens is received in a third mounting ring, and a fourth lens is received in a |
| 7265915 |
Detection device for a confocal microscope |
September 4, 2007 |
| A detection device for an optical configuration, in particular for a confocal microscope, with a detector, a pinhole aperture 2 arranged before the detector in a beam path 1 of the detection light, and a lens 3 for focusing the detection light on the pinhole aperture 2 arranged befor |
| 7262909 |
Illumination apparatus for an optical system and microscope |
August 28, 2007 |
| An illumination apparatus for an optical system is disclosed, the illumination apparatus (1) encompassing a single light source (2) that emits broad-band light into an illumination beam path (2a). Placed after the light source (2) in accordance with the present invention is a filter |
| 7262907 |
Microscope and method for operating a microscope |
August 28, 2007 |
| A microscope includes an eyepiece, an illumination beam path for illuminating a specimen, and a detection beam path for imaging the specimen. A microscope operator interface is also provided, as well as an image overlay device for overlaying an image of the microscope operator interf |
| 7262906 |
Means for transporting a microscope |
August 28, 2007 |
| A microscope includes a microscope arm having an interior and an exterior surface. The interior surface has at least one recessed portion disposed therein extending from the interior surface of the microscope arm to an inner recess surface of the microscope arm. The recessed portion form |
| 7259366 |
Apparatus for the detection of photons of a light beam having a three-dimensional array of detec |
August 21, 2007 |
| An apparatus for detecting photons of a light beam emanating from a spatially limited source includes a detection device having a plurality of detectors forming a three-dimensional array with semitranslucent EMCCDs disposed one behind another. A light splitting device is disposed in |
| 7257289 |
Spectral microscope and method for data acquisition using a spectral microscope |
August 14, 2007 |
| A spectral scanning microscope and a method for data acquisition using a spectral scanning microscope are disclosed. A computer system is provided that encompasses a memory and a database. In combination with the computer system and/or the database, a continuous wavelength subregion |
| 7233435 |
Microscope |
June 19, 2007 |
| The present invention concerns a microscope 1. The microscope 1 encompasses a microscope stand 2, an objective 4 having an optical axis 5, a microscope stage 6 serving to receive a specimen 7, and a focusing device 20 serving to focus the specimen 7. With the focusing device 20, the |
| 7227112 |
Method for setting the system parameters of a scanning microscope |
June 5, 2007 |
| The present invention concerns a method for setting the system parameters of a scanning microscope, preferably a confocal scanning microscope, acquisition of an image of the specimen performed with the scanning microscope being controlled by a control computer. After an image of the |
| 7223961 |
Device for selectively detecting specific wavelength components of a light beam |
May 29, 2007 |
| A device for selectively detecting specific wavelength components of a light beam includes a spectral spreading element for spectrally spreading the light beam, and a detector array arranged downstream of the element. The detector array includes light-insensitive regions and light-sensit |
| 7221784 |
Method and arrangement for microscopy |
May 22, 2007 |
| A method and an arrangement for automatic three-dimensional recording of structures of interest in a sample (15) are disclosed. The arrangement possesses a microscope having at least one microscope objective (13). The images of a sample (15) are acquired using a detector unit (19). A |
| 7218762 |
Method for user training for a scanning microscope, scanning microscope, and software program fo |
May 15, 2007 |
| A method for user training for a scanning microscope makes possible rapid setting of a scanning microscope with little specimen impact. It is possible to acquire an entire spectrum of a specimen. This specimen can be retrieved from the memory of the computer system for training purpo |
| 7190451 |
Detection device |
March 13, 2007 |
| A detection device includes a spectral splitting device located in a detection beam path for spectrally splitting detection light into individual spectral components. A deflection device is located downstream of the spectral splitting device for deflecting the individual spectral com |
| 7177058 |
Beam deflection device |
February 13, 2007 |
| A deflection means which is rotatably and/or pivotably mounted in a bearing which comprises a Ferrofluid. The deflection means is part of an adjustable beam deflection device for deflecting a light beam. The deflection means is rotatable and/or pivotable about several axes. |
| 7167303 |
Microscope |
January 23, 2007 |
| The invention relates to a microscope and a stand consisting of a first housing shell and a second housing shell. The first and second housing shells define a base part on which the stand rests. The stand is generally C-shaped, and a stand base cover closes the stand toward the outsi |
| 7158295 |
Apparatus and method for determining directional transport processes |
January 2, 2007 |
| An apparatus for determining directional transport processes with a scanning microscope (100) is disclosed. A deflection means (5) for coupling in an illuminating light beam (3), and a scanning module (7) for graphical display of a specimen (15) on a peripheral device (27) and for po |
| 7158293 |
Tube for a microscope |
January 2, 2007 |
| A tube for a microscope includes a tube housing, an adaptation interface, a beam guidance device, an operator interface, and a beam deflecting device. The beam deflecting device deflects a light beam coming from the adaptation interface so that the optical axis of the light beam extends |
