Optical: systems and elements – Compound lens system – Microscope
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-12
2006-09-12
Dunn, Drew A. (Department: 2872)
Optical: systems and elements
Compound lens system
Microscope
C359S369000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07106502
ABSTRACT:
A Microscope Imaging System (CMIS) with intelligent controls is disclosed that provides techniques for scanning, identifying, detecting and tracking microscopic changes in selected characteristics or features of various surfaces including, but not limited to, cells, spheres, and manufactured products subject to difficult-to-see imperfections. The practice of the present invention provides applications that include colloidal hard spheres experiments, biological cell detection for patch clamping, cell movement and tracking, as well as defect identification in products, such as semiconductor devices, where surface damage can be significant, but difficult to detect. The CMIS system is a machine vision system, which combines intelligent image processing with remote control capabilities and provides the ability to auto-focus on a microscope sample, automatically scan an image, and perform machine vision analysis on multiple samples simultaneously.
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Dunn Drew A.
McMahon John P.
Pritchett Joshua L.
Stone Kent N.
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