Optical: systems and elements – Compound lens system – Microscope
Reissue Patent
2009-05-29
2011-11-22
Fineman, Lee (Department: 2872)
Optical: systems and elements
Compound lens system
Microscope
C359S388000
Reissue Patent
active
RE042948
ABSTRACT:
An optical microscope apparatus selectively arranges a plurality of optical elements in an optical path, and includes: a manual switch unit capable of manually switching any of the plurality of optical elements; a detection unit detecting an arrangement status of manually switched optical elements; a storage unit storing information relating to the arrangement of the plurality of optical elements for each observing method; and an arrangement control unit arranging the plurality of optical elements according to the detection result by the detection unit and the information stored in the storage unit.
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Kawanabe Hideyuki
Saito Mitsuhiko
Sakurai Junzo
Yamaguchi Katsuyoshi
Fineman Lee
Holtz, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, P.C.
Olympus Corporation
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