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Specimen viewing device

US9201020B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

27References

30Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark Eric Nichols · Blooming Prairie, US
Randy Leland Stull · Owatonna, US
Kristin Spurgeon · Brownsdale, US
Henry Lynn Boyum · Waseca, US
Charles E. Boyer, III · Rural Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2011
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B27/022
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A specimen viewing device includes an enclosure, a specimen mounting system arranged on the enclosure for receiving the specimen and holding the specimen relative to the enclosure, and a background color control system arranged on the enclosure and configured for controlling a background color of the enclosure. A method of viewing a specimen is also provided.

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