System and methods for detecting and cleaning contaminants from an imaging optical path
US12099184B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/36
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for detecting and cleaning contaminants from an imaging optical path, comprising an imaging device configured to receive a slide and capture a first slide image, at least a computing device configured to determine a contaminant presence indicator associated with a contaminant within an optical path of the imaging device based on the first slide image and execute a contaminant cleaning protocol as a function of the contaminant presence indicator, a contaminant removal mechanism configured to remove the contaminant from the optical path according to the contaminant cleaning protocol, wherein the computing device is further configured to re-evaluate the contaminant presence indicator based on a second slide image of the slide captured using the imaging device and request a user input upon a positive re-evaluation of the contaminant presence indicator.
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