| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7554726 |
Objective for evanescent illumination and microscope |
June 30, 2009 |
| A microscope comprises an objective and a light source that produces an illumination light beam--in particular for evanescent illumination of a sample, which exhibits a focus in the plane of the objective pupil. To adjust the penetration depth, an adjustment mechanism is provided with |
| 7551351 |
Microscope with evanescent sample illumination |
June 23, 2009 |
| A microscope with evanescent sample illumination comprises a device for optically manipulating a sample. |
| 7508507 |
Device for selecting and detecting at least two spectral regions of a light beam |
March 24, 2009 |
| An apparatus for selecting and detecting at least two spectral regions of a light beam includes a selection device, a detection device, and a light suppression device. The light suppression device suppresses reflected and/or scattered light of an illuminating light of a microscope. The |
| 7492511 |
Scanning microscope |
February 17, 2009 |
| The invention relates to a scanning microscope comprising a beam deflecting device (11), which directs an illuminating light beam (5) over or through a sample (21), and comprising a detector (33) for receiving detection light (23) exiting the sample. The scanning microscope comprises |
| 7480046 |
Scanning microscope with evanescent wave illumination |
January 20, 2009 |
| A scanning microscope includes a light source for evanescently illuminating a sample disposed on a slide. A point detector receives detection light emanating from a scanning point of the sample. A beam deflection device disposed in an optical path of the detection light can shift a p |
| 7477449 |
Scanning microscope |
January 13, 2009 |
| A scanning microscope, having a detector, arranged in a detection beam path, for receiving detection light proceeding from a sample, has between the sample and the detector an optical shutter means with which the detection beam path can be blocked. A control means for controlling the |
| 7477380 |
Scanning microscope comprising a confocal slit scanner for imaging an object |
January 13, 2009 |
| A scanning microscope for imaging an object includes a light source and a spectrally selective detection device. An illumination beam path extends from the light source to the object. A detection beam path extends from the object to the detection device. A spectrally selective element |
| 7474462 |
Microscope with evanescent wave illumination |
January 6, 2009 |
| A microscope with a first and a second illumination light beam for illuminating a sample, wherein the first and/or the second illumination light beam evanescently illuminates the sample. For the purpose of CARS testing, the first illumination light beam can be a pump light beam, and |
| 7446322 |
Method and device for recognizing dark states during the spectroscopic or microscopic examinatio |
November 4, 2008 |
| A method for recognizing dark states during the spectroscopic or microscopic examination of fluorescent specimens includes varying an intensity distribution of excitation light by varying an excitation/illumination volume over a plurality of mutually independent measurements. A deter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7151633 |
Scanning microscope |
December 19, 2006 |
| A detector, arranged in the detection beam path of a scanning microscope, for the detection of detected light proceeding from a sample can be used to detect other than the detected light for example of external optical experiments. The scanning microscope comprises an incoupling apparatu |
| 7092086 |
Cars microscope and method for cars microscopy |
August 15, 2006 |
| A microscope for CARS microscopy has means for generating a pump light beam and a Stokes light beam that can be directed coaxially through a microscope optical system onto a sample. A detector detects the detection light proceeding from the sample. The means for generating the pump light |
| 7087891 |
Scanning microscope having an acoustooptical component |
August 8, 2006 |
| A scanning microscope having an acoustooptical component that splits out illuminating light for illumination of a sample from the output light of at least one light source, and conveys detected light proceeding from the sample to a detector, comprises, in the beam path of the output ligh |
| 7041951 |
Method and apparatus for investigating layers of tissues in living animals using a microscope |
May 9, 2006 |
| The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for investigating layers (1) of tissues in living animals using a microscope (2). The microscope (2) is focused onto a layer (1), and images of the layer (1) are acquired or optical measurements are performed on it. Positional changes of t |
| 6977773 |
Scanning microscope and coupling-out element |
December 20, 2005 |
| A scanning microscope has a light source that emits illuminating light for illumination of a specimen, at least one first detector for detection of the detected light proceeding from the specimen, an objective arranged in both an illumination beam path and a detection beam path, and a |
| 6977724 |
Method for spectral analysis, and scanning microscope |
December 20, 2005 |
| A method for spectral analysis of the light proceeding from a specimen using a multi-band detector comprises the steps of defining an overall spectral region; from the overall spectral region, defining a first spectral subregion and defining at least a second spectral subregion; simu |
| 6878948 |
Method and arrangement for locating specimen regions |
April 12, 2005 |
| The invention discloses a method for locating specimen regions of interest in a stimulatable microscopic specimen (13) that comprises the steps of: introducing into a specimen (13) of at least two stimulation-specific stains, illuminating with at least one illuminating light beam (7), |
| 6867899 |
Microscope, flow cytometer, and method for examination of a specimen |
March 15, 2005 |
| A microscope with a light source that emits light for illumination of a specimen and with a spectrometer that receives detection light proceeding from the specimen, has an optical arrangement which has an acoustooptical component, and which directs the light of the light source to the sp |
| 6852967 |
Scanning microscope and methods for wavelength-dependent detection |
February 8, 2005 |
| A scanning microscope for examination of a sample (31), having at least one optical component (89) that exhibits a wavelength-dependent characteristic and having an apparatus for wavelength-dependent detection that acquires measured values in at least two wavelength regions each characte |
| 6852964 |
Method and arrangement for scanning microscopic specimens with a scanning device |
February 8, 2005 |
| The present invention discloses a method and an arrangement for scanning microscopic specimens (15) with a scanning device. The microscopic specimen (15) is displaceable on a specimen stage (35) in at least two spatial directions. A light beam (3) scans the specimen (15) within a def |
| 6831780 |
Microscope assemblage |
December 14, 2004 |
| A microscope assemblage, in particular for confocal scanning microscopy, having a light source (1) for illuminating a specimen (6) to be examined and at least one fluorescent-light detector (11, 14) for the detection of fluorescent light (10, 13) generated in the specimen (6) and at leas |
| 6809815 |
Optical arrangement for selection and detection of the spectral region of a light beam and confo |
October 26, 2004 |
| The present invention concerns an optical arrangement for selection and detection of the spectral region of a light beam (1) in a confocal scanning microscope, having a means (2) for spectral dispersion of the light beam (1), having means (3) for selecting a definable spectral region |
| 6788456 |
Illumination device and illumination method for a scanning microscope |
September 7, 2004 |
| When specimens are illuminated in a scanning microscope, it is often necessary to use radiations of different wavelengths in order to examine the sample. A device and a method for illumination of specimens in a scanning microscope is proposed, a laser being used to generate a laser b |
| 6740868 |
Scanning microscope and a method of scanning a specimen |
May 25, 2004 |
| A method and a scanning microscope for application of the method for optical-light scanning of a specimen; preferably in scanning microscopy, in particular in confocal laser scanning microscopy, the intensity of the light being regulated, is characterized, in order to optimize signal yie |
| 6738190 |
Method for examining a specimen |
May 18, 2004 |
| A method for examining a specimen (11) by means of a confocal scanning microscope having at least one light source (1), preferably a laser, to generate an illuminating light beam (4) for the specimen (11), and a beam deflection device (9) to guide the illuminating light beam (4) over the |
| 6687035 |
Method and apparatus for ROI-scan with high temporal resolution |
February 3, 2004 |
| The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for ROI-scan with high temporal resolution of a specimen (11). At least one light source (1, 2) generates an illumination light beam (4) to be scanned by a scanning device (9) across the specimen (11). The scan pattern (23) and at |
| 6677566 |
Device and method for examining and manipulating microscopic objects |
January 13, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to a device and to a method for examining and manipulating microscopic objects (1), with a microscope (2), a light source (3, 4) used to illuminate the object (1), an illumination beam path (5), a detector (6) used to detect the light returning from the obje |
| 6614031 |
Method for examining a specimen, and confocal scanning microscope |
September 2, 2003 |
| A method for examining a specimen (11) by means of a confocal scanning microscope having at least one light source (1), preferably a laser, to generate an illuminating light beam (4) for the specimen (11), and a beam deflection device (9) to guide the illuminating light beam (4) over the |
| 6580554 |
Method for beam control in a scanning microscope, arrangement for beam control in a scanning mic |
June 17, 2003 |
| A method and an arrangement for beam control in a scanning microscope are disclosed. The scanning microscope comprises means for acquiring and displaying (3) a preview image (7) and a microscope optical system (51). Means for marking (5) at least one region of interest (27, 29) in the |
| 6388807 |
Confocal laser scanning microscope |
May 14, 2002 |
| A confocal laser scanning microscope having at least one laser light source (1) for illuminating a specimen (2) and at least one detector (4) for detecting the detected light (3) coming from the specimen is characterized, in order to expand CLSM applications with regard to the use of |
