Multiple camera microscope imaging with patterned illumination
US12282149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/45
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An array of more than one digital micro-camera, along with the use of patterned illumination and a digital post-processing operation, jointly create a multi-camera patterned illumination (MCPI) microscope. Each micro-camera includes its own unique lens system and detector. The field-over-view of each micro-camera unit at least partially overlaps with the field-of-view of one or more other micro-camera units within the array. The entire field-of-view of a sample of interest is imaged by the entire array of micro-cameras in a single snapshot. In addition, the MCPI system uses patterned optical illumination to improve its effective resolution. The MCPI system captures one or more images as the patterned optical illumination changes its distribution across space and/or angle at the sample. Then, the MCPI system digitally combines the acquired image sequence using a unique post-processing algorithm.
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