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| Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,538,809 | Optics | 2003 | Variable Epi-Illumination Interference Attachment | Hans-Werner Stankewitz | Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH | 03/24/2003 |
| 6,888,118 | Optics | 2005 | Method, Apparatus And Scanning Microscope With Means For Stabilizing The Temperature Of Optical Components | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 05/03/2005 |
| 5,446,274 | Optics | 1995 | Instructive Display For Assisting In Centering An Optical Path Element On A Path | David A. Luce, Christopher J. Percival | Leica Inc. | 08/29/1995 |
| 7,275,730 | Optics | 2007 | Height-Adjusting Device And Support For Optical Systems, Which Comprises Height-Adjusting Devices | Claus Bender | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 10/02/2007 |
| 7,450,302 | Optics | 2008 | Microscope With Image Brightness Equalization | Frank Eisenkraemer, Ralf Krueger, Christian Schulz | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 11/11/2008 |
| 5,793,525 | Optics | 1998 | Apparatus For Adjusting The Viewing Angle Of A Microscope | Jeffrey M. Sabin, Christopher L. Wyatt, Mark R. King | Leica Inc. | 08/11/1998 |
| 9,237,611 | Optics | 2016 | Housing Assembly for Electronic Display | Peter A. Stroumbas, Larry J. Wojtowicz | 01/12/2016 | |
| 7,075,716 | Optics | 2006 | Arrangement For Spectrally Sensitive Reflected-Light And Transmitted-Light Microscopy | Rolf Borlinghaus | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 07/11/2006 |
| 6,263,234 | Optics | 2001 | Confocal Surface-Measuring Device | Johann Engelhardt, Thomas Zapf | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 07/17/2001 |
| 7,218,762 | Optics | 2007 | Method For User Training For A Scanning Microscope, Scanning Microscope, And Software Program For User Training For A Scanning Microscope | Frank Olschewski | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 05/15/2007 |
| 7,023,614 | Optics | 2006 | Portable Microscope Having An Illumination Device, And Microscope Stage | Manfred Gilbert | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 04/04/2006 |
| 6,836,359 | Optics | 2004 | Microscope And Segmenting Device For A Microscope | Werner Knebel | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 12/28/2004 |
| 6,621,953 | Optics | 2003 | Optical Arrangement For Transmitting Short Laser Pulses In Optical Fibers | Heinrich Ulrich, Rolf Borlinghaus | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 09/16/2003 |
| 7,027,221 | Optics | 2006 | Autofocus Method For A Microscope And System For Adjusting The Focus For A Microscope | Martin Hamborg | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 04/11/2006 |
| 6,831,780 | Optics | 2004 | Microscope Assemblage | Werner Knebel | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 12/14/2004 |
| 6,654,165 | Optics | 2003 | Optical Arrangement | Johann Engelhardt, Joachim Bradl, Heinrich Ulrich | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 11/25/2003 |
| 6,806,950 | Optics | 2004 | Apparatus For Determining A Light Power Level, Microscope, And Method For Microscopy | Heinrich Ulrich, Holger Birk, William C. Hay, Holger Nissle | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 10/19/2004 |
| 6,618,178 | Optics | 2003 | Optical Arrangement For Deflecting A Light Beam, Particularly In Two Substantially Mutually Perpendicular Directions And Confocal Scanning Microscope | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg | 09/09/2003 |
| 6,965,356 | Optics | 2005 | Microscopy Laboratory System | Vincent Vaccarelli | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 11/15/2005 |
| 7,262,906 | Optics | 2007 | Means For Transporting A Microscope | Manfred Gilbert, Kenneth M. Northem | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 08/28/2007 |
| 7,067,825 | Optics | 2006 | Eye Protection System On An Electronically Controlled Fluorescence Microscope | Paul Graefenhain | Leica Mircrosystems (Schweiz) AG | 06/27/2006 |
| 8,205,608 | Optics | 2012 | Hydrogen Elimination And Thermal Energy Generation In Water-Activated Chemical Heaters | Tilak Bommaraju | 06/26/2012 | |
| 5,625,492 | Optics | 1997 | Color Compensation Filter | Claus Gunkel, Erwin Hisge | Leica Mikroskopie und Systeme GmbH | 04/29/1997 |
| 6,771,405 | Optics | 2004 | Method And Apparatus For Scanning A Specimen | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystem Heidelberg GmbH | 08/03/2004 |
| 6,882,481 | Optics | 2005 | Optical Arrangement For High Power Microobjective | Keshav D. Sharma | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 04/19/2005 |
| 7,899,311 | Optics | 2011 | Removable Shutter For A Camera | Kevin J. Kearney, Peter Hammond, Philip Frank Marino | Optech International, Inc. | 03/01/2011 |
| 7,411,665 | Optics | 2008 | Method For Wavelength Calibration Of An Optical Measurement System | Thomas Iffland | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 08/12/2008 |
| 7,538,939 | Optics | 2009 | Stereomicroscope Or Additional Element For A Stereomicroscope | Heinz Zimmerman, Ruedi Rotterman, Peter Bertschi | Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG | 05/26/2009 |
| 9,874,512 | Optics | 2018 | Method and System For Gas Flow Mitigation Of Molecular Contamination Of Optics | Gildardo Delgado, Terry Johnson, Marco Arienti, Salam Harb, Leonard Klebanoff, Rudy Garcia, Mohammed Tahmassebpur, Sarah Scott | KLA-Tencor Corporation; National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC | 01/23/2018 |
| 11,025,796 | Optics | 2021 | Plurality Of Linear Sensor Arrays Comprising Plural Process Direction Widths And Photosites With Submicron Y-Axis Alignment Between Arrays | Joseph F. Casey, Gary D. Redding, Robert P. Herloski | Xerox Corporation | 06/01/2021 |
| 6,791,767 | Optics | 2004 | Magnetic Optical Element Holder And Microscope Assembly Including Same | Russell Bonaventura | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 09/14/2004 |
| 6,433,814 | Optics | 2002 | TV Camera | Johann Engelhardt, Martin Hoppe | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 08/13/2002 |
| 9,244,368 | Optics | 2016 | Particle Control Near Reticle And Optics Using Showerhead | Gildardo R. Delgado, Frank Chilese, Rudy Garcia, John R. Torczynski, Anthony S. Geller, Daneil J. Rader, Leonard E. Klebanoff, Michail A. Gallis | KLA-Tencor Corporation; Sandia Corporation | 01/26/2016 |
| 9,886,764 | Optics | 2018 | Image Acquisition System, Image Acquisition Method, And Inspection System | Guoheng Zhao, Stanley E. Stokowski, Andrew Hill, Johan De Greeve, Maarten Van Der Burgt, Karel Van Gils | KLA-Tencor Corporation | 02/06/2018 |
| 7,170,694 | Optics | 2007 | Magnetically Positioned Precision Holder For Optical Components | Heinz Zimmermann, Harald Schnitzler, Klaus-Peter Zimmer | Leica Microsystems AG (Schweiz) | 01/30/2007 |
| 6,747,280 | Optics | 2004 | Method For The Individual Adaptation Of Excitation Intensities In A Multiband Fluorescence Microscope And Multiband Fluorescence Microscope For Carrying Out Said Method | Albrecht Weiss | Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH | 06/08/2004 |
| 6,576,901 | Optics | 2003 | Arrangement For Scanning A Specimen Receiving Device | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 06/10/2003 |
| 6,614,526 | Optics | 2003 | Device For Simultaneously Detecting Several Spectral Ranges Of A Light Beam | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 09/02/2003 |
| 6,005,710 | Optics | 1999 | Microscope, In Particular For Surgical Operations, Having Autofocus Responsive To Gaze | Jurgen Pensel, Herbert M. Stuttler | Leica Microsystems AG | 12/21/1999 |
| 6,614,525 | Optics | 2003 | Laser Scanning Microscope With Single Wavelength Excitation | Johann Englehardt, Joachim Bradl | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 09/02/2003 |
| 6,555,826 | Optics | 2003 | Apparatus For Illuminating A Specimen And Confocal Fluorescence Scanning Microscope | Juergen Hoffmann | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 04/29/2003 |
| 10,613,422 | Optics | 2020 | Projection-Type Display Device | Hiroaki Sue, Koichi Mori, Yuuichirou Suzuki, Hiroyuki Ishida | Universal Entertainment Corporation | 04/07/2020 |
| 5,779,633 | Optics | 1998 | Tonometer Air Pulse Generator | David A. Luce | Leica Inc. | 07/14/1998 |
| 10,614,653 | Optics | 2020 | Gaming Machine Including Projection-Type Display Screen | Tatsunori Yukimura | Universal Entertainment Corporation | 04/07/2020 |
| 4,050,036 | Optics | 1977 | Optical System For Lasers | William A. Chambers, Franklin B. Bossler, Warren F. Brandkamp | Textron Inc. | 09/20/1977 |
| 7,440,183 | Optics | 2008 | Indexable Microscope | Claus Bender | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 10/21/2008 |
| 7,168,901 | Optics | 2007 | Device And Method For Trimming Samples | Robert Ranner | Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH | 01/30/2007 |
| 6,421,475 | Optics | 2002 | Overload Protection System For Avoiding Damage To Optical Components | Johann Engelhardt, Heinrich Ulrich | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 07/16/2002 |
| 6,879,398 | Optics | 2005 | Distributed Contaminant Optical Monitoring System | VanWinkle T. Townsend, Robert H. Fleming | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 04/12/2005 |
| 6,804,050 | Optics | 2004 | Multiple Phase Contrast Annulus Slider | Scott W. Parks | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 10/12/2004 |
