Braced microscope
US7085044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/0018
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microscope having a pair of braces connecting a head portion, carrying an objective, to the base, to which a stage is attached. The braces, which preferably have resonant frequency that is not a harmonic or sub-harmonic of the fundamental frequency of vibration of the C-shaped frame, function to reduce vibration and enhance the clarity of the image viewed through the objective. In one embodiment, the length of the braces along a vertical optical axis of the microscope can be adjusted to provide very fine focusing control.
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