Microscope apparatus
US6924929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/365
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microscope apparatus has a sample table for supporting a sample and being mounted to undergo movement in a horizontal direction. A line sensor acquires a line image for each of a series of measuring positions of the sample in accordance with movement of the sample at a constant speed by one measuring width of the line sensor in the horizontal direction. An image processing device produces an image of the sample based on the line images acquired by the line sensor. A focusing device has a light-projecting member for projecting light onto the sample at a position forward of a leading side of an imaging range of the line sensor in the horizontal direction to prevent light reflected by the sample as a result of the projected light from being incident on and interfering with the line images acquired by the line sensor.
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