| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 359396000 | Transparent slide | 22 |
| 20080239478 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCATING AND MANIPULATING POSITIONS ON AN OBJECT - Methods and systems for determining the relative location and attitude between two objects by means of positional tags and positional tag interrogation sensors are disclosed. Specific embodiments are addressed to positioning of microscope slides, assembly of mechanical components, and locating construction tools relative to a work piece. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110122492 | CUSTOM FILTRATION SLIDE AND FILTRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An filter, apparatus and method for preparing microscope slides is presented. After filtration of the specimen is performed, the filter containing the filtrand is configured to be microscopically examined. The filter may either be affixed to a microscope slide or, in an embodiment, the filter may be incorporated into a microscope slide. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20130077160 | EXCHANGEABLE ALIGNMENT MARKER UNIT - An alignment marker unit for an object holder for microscopic imaging of an object with a microscope, wherein the alignment marker unit can be removed from and remounted on the object holder, wherein the alignment marker unit has at least one alignment marker for microscope-supported detection, and wherein the alignment marker is designed to determine a coordinate system for the object holder which allows for the microscope-supported calibration of the object or an area of the object relative to its position to the object holder and the position of the object holder relative to the microscope. Furthermore, an object holder system including an object holder and an alignment marker unit as described above is provided. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140022631 | MICROSCOPE SLIDE FOR SPECIMEN TRACKING AND VERIFICATION, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A microscope slide article that is processable for color-contrasting marking thereof. The article includes a microscope slide with a main surface including an end surface portion, to which contrast coating material is applied. Various modes of processing are described for the contrast coating material, which are effective to produce color-contrast indicia on the slide, e.g., alphanumeric characters, barcodes, etc. that enable tracking and verification of the slides and specimens mounted thereon. | 01-23-2014 |
| 359397000 | Reference lines or grids | 4 |
| 20100073766 | MICROSCOPE SLIDE TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION ASSEMBLY - The present invention is a microscope microscope slide coverslip constructed of a glass or plastic plate having one or more indicia thereon which can be used to uniquely or non-uniquely identify the microscope slide coverslip or the microscope slide to which the microscope slide coverslip is attached and/or provide information therefor. Preferably the indicium, such as a barcode, is machine readable. The microscope microscope slide coverslip may have an adherent surface and a non-adherent surface, the adherent surface having a solvent activated dry adhesive film (adhesive coating) bonded thereto and having an indicium thereon for indicating the adherent side of the microscope slide coverslip. The dry adhesive film of the adherent surface is non-tacky (non-sticky) in its storage or preapplication condition. At use, the adhesive of the adherent side can be activated by a solvent. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100091364 | Apparatus and method of conveying constituents - An apparatus is disclosed for conveying microscopic constituents from a testing surface to a slide. The microscopic constituents are observed through a viewer. A transparent tape permits the passage of light through the transparent tape. A plurality of markers are positioned on the transparent tape. An adhesive layer on the transparent tape affixes the constituents about the plurality of markers upon impressing the transparent tape against the testing surface. The adhesive layer affixes the transparent tape to the slide for preserving and restraining the constituents. The transparent tape and the slide enable the identification and calculation of the number of the constituents per each area occupied by each of the plurality of markers. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100110541 | MICROSCOPE SLIDE COVERSLIP AND USES THEREOF - A slide microscope microscope slide coverslip constructed of a glass or plastic plate having an indicium thereon which can be used to uniquely or non-uniquely identify the microscope slide coverslip or the microscope slide to which the microscope slide coverslip is attached and/or provide information therefor. The indicium, such as a barcode, may be machine readable. The microscope microscope slide coverslip may have an adherent surface and a non-adherent surface, the adherent surface having a solvent activated dry adhesive film (adhesive coating) bonded thereto and having an indicium thereon for indicating the adherent side of the microscope slide coverslip. The dry adhesive film of the adherent surface is non-tacky (non-sticky) in its storage or preapplication condition. At use, the adhesive of the adherent side can be activated by a solvent. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20140049818 | Specimen Slide Having Reference Points - A specimen slide ( | 02-20-2014 |
| 359398000 | Specimen cavity or chamber | 14 |
| 20080252967 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - An image can be prevented from becoming unclear over time during long-term observation. The invention provides a microscope apparatus including a specimen container for containing a specimen; an objective lens disposed opposite the specimen container for collecting light from the specimen in the specimen container; an immersion-liquid supplying unit for supplying immersion liquid to a space between the objective lens and the specimen container; and an immersion-liquid removing unit for removing the immersion liquid from the space between the objective lens and the specimen container. The immersion-liquid removing unit includes a nozzle for ejecting compressed air to the space between the objective lens and the specimen container. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090015913 | FIXED FOCUS MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS - A fixed focus microscope objective lens designed for high magnification viewing of homogenous specimens. The fixed focus microscope objective comprises a last surface | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100002293 | MICROSCOPE SLIDE COVER WITH INTEGRATED RESERVOIR - A cover for a substrate including: a body defining a cavity, for positioning over the substrate to form a reaction chamber; and a projection extending from the body to define a fluid reservoir, when the cover is fitted to the substrate, the fluid reservoir being in fluid communication with the cavity. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100067105 | CELL CULTURE VESSELS FOR MENISCUS REDUCTION WITH AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - A meniscus reducing member for use in a vessel for containing a liquid including a surface feature overlying at least a portion of an interior surface of the vessel. The surface feature includes at least two surfaces for contacting the liquid that cooperate to reduce a width of a meniscus formed at an interface between the liquid and the surface feature by physically altering a contact angle between the liquid and the surface feature. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100103512 | INSPECTION BLOCK FOR USE IN MICROSCOPIC INSPECTION OF EMBRYOS OR OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATTER INSIDE A CONTAINER UNIT AND METHOD OF MICROSCOPICALLY INSPECTING EMBRYOS OR OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATTER - An inspection block is disclosed for use in inspection of biological matter in a container unit which has a chamber with transparent walls, the inspection block having a transverse docking passage for receiving and positioning a container unit, an observation chamber extending transversely relative to the docking passage and in communication therewith such that the biological matter located inside the container unit may be microscopically inspected through the chamber walls, transparent liquid for immersing at least part of the container unit so as to define a chamber wall/liquid optical interface for microscopic inspection therethrough. The inspection block may be made of steel, aluminum or plastic. In the latter case, the plastic inspection block may have closed cavities for containing insulating blocks and/or one or more downwardly opening air pockets retaining heat given off by a warmed work bench and/or warmed microscope stage on which the inspection block is supported during inspection. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100177381 | Sample Holding System for a Microscope - The invention relates to a sample holding system for a microscope, comprising a sample chamber which has an upper opening and is filled with an immersion liquid, and in which a sample embedded in a transparent embedding compound is placed in a holder. The sample holding system also comprises means for the translatory movement of the sample in relation to a detection objective of the microscope, and means for rotating the sample about an essentially vertical rotational axis in a plane forming an angle different from zero with the optical axis of the detection objective. The means for rotating the sample in such a sample holding system comprise a rotational drive provided with a magnetic coupling or a belt drive and/or toothed wheel rotational drive arranged above the sample chamber, said drives transmitting the rotational movement to the holder, or the rotational movement is generated directly by the movement of the entire sample chamber. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110157693 | BIOLOGICAL TESTING WITH SAWTOOTH-SHAPED PRISMS - In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided for testing for the presence of analytes in a sample. The apparatus comprises a source of light directed at the bottom surface of a substrate to achieve total internal reflection and to generate an evanescent field. An array of capture elements is immobilized on the top surface of the substrate. The bottom surface of the substrate is configured as a sawtooth (in cross section), the “teeth” aligned with the rows or the columns in the array. The outer faces of the sawtooth “prisms” are non-parallel to the substrate top surface, and specific requirements are imposed on the prism light-entrance face, and the substrate thickness and refractive index. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20130170026 | Convex Lens-Induced Confinement for Measuring Distributions of Molecular Size - A curved surface is placed tangent to a slide and displaces a sample liquid from the point or line of contact outward. Imaging indicates a region where fluorescence is observed, and the location of the fluorescence indicates the molecular size. The radius of curvature of the lens is known, the distance from the (center) point of contact of the observed fluorescence is measured with a microscope and the distance of the lens surface to the slide's surface can then be calculated. This distance represents the size of the molecule or ensemble of molecules emitting. Similarly, absorbance, etc. could be measured with a light source below the slide. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130182318 | Cassette for facilitating optical sectioning of a retained tissue specimen - A cassette for retaining a specimen of surgically exposed tissue from a patient in an orientation that facilitates optical sectioning of the tissue by a confocal microscopic or other optical imaging microscope. The cassette includes a base member having a rigid optically transparent window upon which a tissue specimen is situated, a pliable membrane locatable over a substantial portion of the base member including the window, and an upper member, having an aperture therethrough, which can cover the base member to provide an enclosed cavity between the membrane and the window sealing the tissue specimen therein. The edges of the tissue specimen may be positioned planar against the window and retained in that position by bonds formed between the membrane and window at multiple points or locations around the tissue specimen. The specimen retained in the cavity is imagible a microscope through the window of the base member. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130201553 | HIGH CAPACITY MICROSCOPE SLIDE INCUBATION SYSTEM AND MEETHOD - A microscope slide module for processing samples captured in gasketed compartments of slide assemblies which include gasket slides. The microscope slide module includes a baseplate having a number of recesses for holding the gasket slides in fixed position, a coverplate which attaches to the baseplate, such that slide assemblies including gasket slides are captured and slightly compressed between the baseplate and the coverplate. Fasteners attach the coverplate to the baseplate, and the baseplate and coverplate each include apertures which align with the gasketed compartments of the gasket slides. Also disclosed are a system and a method for processing laboratory samples. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140168764 | CELL CULTURE VESSELS FOR MENISCUS REDUCTION WITH AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - A meniscus reducing member for use in a vessel for containing a liquid including a surface feature overlying at least a portion of an interior surface of the vessel. The surface feature includes at least two surfaces for contacting the liquid that cooperate to reduce a width of a meniscus formed at an interface between the liquid and the surface feature by physically altering a contact angle between the liquid and the surface feature. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20150015943 | DEVICE FOR FORMING AN IMMERSION FILM - A device for forming an immersion film between a front lens of a microscope objective and a preparation on an inverted microscope. The device includes a protection device for preventing fluid leakage from the immersion film region, and an apparatus for supplying the immersion fluid (auto-immersion) to the immersion film region. The protection device is arranged statically in the main part of the microscope stand and the means for supplying immersion fluid to the immersion film region is connected to the protection device by means of an Aquastop system. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150370060 | MICROSCOPE SLIDE WITH ETCHED SHAPES - A microscope slide which is treated to provide frosted or etched channels that define a geometric shape on both sides of the slide. The channels on one side of the slide provide a border to retain the specimen, cells, or fluid and limit the normal distribution of cells in a single, monolayer, and the channels on one side of the slide provide a visual aid to the cytological analysis. The slides and method of use thereof provide a reduction of the focal layers needed for imaging of cell samples, as compared to currently known slides. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160131888 | TESTING SLIDE FOR MICROSCOPES EQUIPPED WITH WATER IMMERSION OR PHYSIOLOGY OBJECTIVES - A testing slide for microscopes equipped with water immersion objectives. The slide has a chamber containing a solid with an index of refraction similar to that of water. Impregnated in this solid are fluorescent beads, scattered evenly throughout the material. | 05-12-2016 |
