Miniature self-contained vacuum compatible electronic imaging microscope
US6327102A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/24
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vacuum compatible CCD-based microscopic camera with an integrated illuminator. The camera can provide video or still feed from the microscope contained within a vacuum chamber. Activation of an optional integral illuminator can provide light to illuminate the microscope subject. The microscope camera comprises a housing with a objective port, modified objective, beam-splitter, CCD camera, and LED illuminator.
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