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Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
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6,907,137 | Optics | 2005 | Method and Arrangement for Adapting the Lateral and Temporal Resolution of a Microscope Image | Helmut Ruehl | Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH | 06/14/2005 |
7,586,082 | Optics | 2009 | Optical Element for a Document Illuminator | Robert P. Herloski, Jagdish C. Tandon, Douglas E. Proctor, Stephen J. Wenthe, Jr., Eugene A. Rogalski, Jr., Jeffrey L. Baniak, Paul A. Hosier | Xerox Corporation | 09/08/2009 |
5,907,431 | Optics | 1999 | Microscope Including Automatic Ocular Adaptation | Herbert M. Stuttler | Leica Mikroskopie Systems AG | 05/25/1999 |
6,493,135 | Optics | 2002 | Temperature Regulated Microscope | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 12/10/2002 |
6,555,826 | Optics | 2003 | Apparatus for Illuminating a Specimen and Confocal Fluorescence Scanning Microscope | Juergen Hoffmann | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 04/29/2003 |
5,825,457 | Optics | 1998 | Keratometric Illumination System | David A. Luce, Joseph L. Zelvin | Leica Inc. | 10/20/1998 |
7,098,447 | Optics | 2006 | Light Source for the Illumination of Microscopic Specimens and Scanning Microscope System | Kyra Moellmann | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 08/29/2006 |
7,167,303 | Optics | 2007 | Microscope | Manfred Gilbert | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 01/23/2007 |
6,989,927 | Optics | 2006 | Stage Well | Russell Bonaventura | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 01/24/2006 |
7,872,763 | Optics | 2011 | Device for Measuring the Position of at Least One Structure on a Substrate | Katrin Pietsch, Klaus-Dieter Adam, Tillmann Ehrenberg | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 01/18/2011 |
6,900,776 | Optics | 2005 | Microscopy Laboratory System | Vincent Vaccarelli | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 05/31/2005 |
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 |
7,067,825 | Optics | 2006 | Eye Protection System on An Electronically Controlled Fluorescence Microscope | Paul Graefenhain | Leica Mircrosystems (Schweiz) AG | 06/27/2006 |
7,411,665 | Optics | 2008 | Method for Wavelength Calibration of An Optical Measurement System | Thomas Iffland | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 08/12/2008 |
6,515,802 | Optics | 2003 | Optical Arrangement | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 02/04/2003 |
6,496,307 | Optics | 2002 | Confocal Scanning Microscope | Johann Engelhardt, Heinrich Ulrich | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg, GmbH | 12/17/2002 |
4,881,807 | Optics | 1989 | Optical Alignment System | David A. Luce, Srdjan Krstanovic | Cambridge Instruments, Inc. | 11/21/1989 |
7,088,918 | Optics | 2006 | Mounting Device for a Camera with Automatic Exposure Mode to An Optical System | Randolph Spencer | Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG | 08/08/2006 |
7,104,666 | Optics | 2006 | Cooling Chamber and System of a Cooling Chamber with a Microtome | Reinhard Lihl, Siegfried Tanki, Michael Zimmermann | Leica Microsystems GmbH | 09/12/2006 |
7,864,319 | Optics | 2011 | Device and Method for Determining An Optical Property of a Mask | Hans-Artur Boesser, Michael Heiden, Klaus Rinn, Frank Laske | Vistec Semiconductor System GmbH | 01/04/2011 |
6,486,944 | Optics | 2002 | Fluid-Sealed Refractometer Having Data Transmission Means | Kyle R. Bleyle | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 11/26/2002 |
11,883,097 | Optics | 2024 | Method and Apparatus for Testing for Color Vision Loss | Cheryl Nordstrom | Innova Systems, Inc. | 01/30/2024 |
5,471,260 | Optics | 1995 | Joystick for An Ophthalmic Instrument Where Vertical Movement is Controlled by Rotating the Joystick | David A. Luce, Joseph L. Zelvin | Leica Inc. | 11/28/1995 |
6,567,212 | Optics | 2003 | Vibration Damping Device for Microscopes and Microscope with a Vibration Damping Device | Johann Engelhardt, Rafael Storz | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 05/20/2003 |
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 |
6,263,234 | Optics | 2001 | Confocal Surface-Measuring Device | Johann Engelhardt, Thomas Zapf | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 07/17/2001 |
6,466,381 | Optics | 2002 | Apparatus for Positioning An Optical Component in a Beam Path | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 10/15/2002 |
9,422,978 | Optics | 2016 | Gas Bearing Assembly for An EUV Light Source | Francis C. Chilese, Rudy F. Garcia | KLA-Tencor Corporation | 08/23/2016 |
6,687,035 | Optics | 2004 | Method and Apparatus for ROI-Scan with High Temporal Resolution | Werner Knebel, Kolja Wawrowsky | Leica Microsystems Heildelberg GmbH | 02/03/2004 |
5,812,311 | Optics | 1998 | Microscope Having Extended Specimen Stage Travel | Karl Kragolnik | Leica AG | 09/22/1998 |
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 |
6,608,295 | Optics | 2003 | Method and Arrangement for Compensating for Imaging Defects | Johann Engelhardt | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 08/19/2003 |
6,172,746 | Optics | 2001 | Transmitted Light Refractometer | Michael J. Byrne, Thomas E. Ryan, Kyle R. Bleyle, Keshav D. Sharma, Robert C. Atkinson, David J. Cash | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 01/09/2001 |
9,833,137 | Optics | 2017 | Method and Apparatus for Administerng a Low Luminance Visual Dysfunction Test | Cheryl Nordstrom | 12/05/2017 | |
9,883,794 | Optics | 2018 | Method and Apparatus for Testing for Color Vision Loss | Cheryl Nordstrom, Jeffrey Rabin, John M. Gooch | Innova Systems, Inc. | 02/06/2018 |
9,581,430 | Optics | 2017 | Phase Characterization of Targets | Amnon Manassen, Ohad Bachar, Daria Negri, Boris Golovanevsky, Barak Bringoltz, Daniel Kandel, Yoel Feler, Noam Sapiens, Paykin Irina, Alexander Svizher, Meir Aloni, Guy Ben Dov, Hadar Shalmoni, Vladmir Levinski | KLA-Tencor Corporation | 02/28/2017 |
6,473,230 | Optics | 2002 | Microscope | Roland Hedrich | Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH | 10/29/2002 |
9,476,838 | Optics | 2016 | Hybrid Imaging and Scatterometry Targets | DongSub Choi, Tal Itzkovich, David Tien | KLA-Tencor Corporation | 10/25/2016 |
9,470,831 | Optics | 2016 | Light Pipe LED Illuminator for Illuminating An Image Bearing Surface | Robert Paul Herloski | Xerox Corporation | 10/18/2016 |
9,463,641 | Optics | 2016 | Dynamic Control of Thermal Expansion Induced Imaging Errors from Light Emitting Diode (LED) Print Bars | Mark P. Haefner, Paul A. Hosier, Roger L. Triplett, Terri A. Clingerman | Xerox Corporation | 10/11/2016 |
5,115,339 | Optics | 1992 | Stereomicroscope | Ronald J. Martino, Fred J. Ramsey | Cambridge Instruments Inc. | 05/19/1992 |
7,375,792 | Optics | 2008 | Apparatus for Measuring Feature Widths on Masks for the Semiconductor Industry | Wolfgang Vollrath, Frank Hillmann, Gerd Scheuring, Hans-Jurgen Brueck | Leica Microsystems Semiconductor GmbH; MueTec Automatisierta Mikroskopie und Messtechnik GmbH | 05/20/2008 |
10,319,189 | Softward/Business Method | 2019 | Game System, Server, and Donation Control Method | Kengo Takeda | Universal Entertainment Corporation | 06/11/2019 |
9,020,834 | Software/Business Method | 2015 | System And Method To Control On-Demand Marketing Campaigns And Personalized Trajectories In Hyper-Local Domains | Shanmuganathan Gnanasambandam, Michael R. Furst, Naveen Sharma | Xerox Corporation | 04/28/2015 |
10,979,594 | Software/Business Method | 2021 | System and Method for Using a Non-Contact Memory Tag to Detect Fraudulent Use of Printing Devices | Rajana Mukesh Panchani, Kenneth Schleede, Peter Granby, Patrick Wilhelmus Bernardus Gerrits | Xerox Corporation | 04/13/2021 |
11,252,297 | Software/Business Method | 2022 | System and Method for Using a Non-Contact Memory Tag to Detect Fraudulent Use of Printing Devices | Rajana Mukesh Panchani, Kenneth Schleede, Peter Granby, Patrick Wilhelmus Bernardus Gerrits | Xerox Corporation | 02/15/2022 |
8,767,220 | Software/Business Method | 2014 | Automated Positioning of Printed Images | Jonathan B. Hunter, Andrew James Bonacci, David Mark Kerxhalli, Brian R. Conrow, Michael J. Martin | Xerox Corporation | 07/01/2014 |
8,706,601 | Software/Business Method | 2014 | Computer-Based System for Computing Sensitivities of a Behaviorally Path-Dependent Financial Product Value | Richard C. Payne | Genesis Financial Development, Inc. | 04/22/2014 |
8,494,955 | Software/Business Method | 2013 | Method, System, and Service for Quantifying Network Risk to Price Insurance Premiums and Bonds | John S. Quarterman, Peter F. Cassidy, Gretchen K. Philllips | 07/23/2013 | |
6,549,894 | Software/Business Method | 2003 | Computerized Docketing System for Intellectual Property Law with Automatic Due Date Alert | Robert P. Simpson, Michael J. Simpson, William S. Perrello | LegalStar, Inc. | 04/15/2003 |
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
Nikola Tesla