Double fold optics
US9310600B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/17
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An imaging assembly for the viewing, imaging, and analysis of biological, chemical, and/or biochemical samples in gels or other substrates, in which an adjustable camera and lens module, a reflex mirror, and a focal plane mirror, are configured to bend or fold an optical path in order to image a target region, and where the optical path can be reflected along non-orthogonal angles. The imaging assembly is configured to reduce the overall size of the imaging apparatus due to the angles at which the mirrors and camera and lens assembly are positioned relative to each other, which allows for the imaging of relatively larger samples in the target region.
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