Patent · US Expired

Microscope condenser with an integrated catch pan

US6101029A · kind A · utility

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4Claims

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Assignee

Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH · DE

Inventors

Norbert Gaul · Solms, DE
Karl Wieber · Aßlar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 1999
Grant date	Aug 8, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B21/08
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A microscope condenser with a condenser head, with the condenser being fastened to a microscope stand in a manner which allows it to move. A holding device for a glass container filled with a liquid is arranged above the condenser head. A living sample or cell for examination is arranged in the glass container. The microscope condenser in this case has a catch pan for liquid that has overflowed.

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