AU5909998A - Analog circuit for an autofocus microscope system - Google Patents

Analog circuit for an autofocus microscope system

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AU5909998A
AU5909998A AU59099/98A AU5909998A AU5909998A AU 5909998 A AU5909998 A AU 5909998A AU 59099/98 A AU59099/98 A AU 59099/98A AU 5909998 A AU5909998 A AU 5909998A AU 5909998 A AU5909998 A AU 5909998A
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microscope
autofocus
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Miguel Bravo-Zanoguera
Jeffrey H. Price
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/24—Base structure
    • G02B21/241—Devices for focusing
    • G02B21/244—Devices for focusing using image analysis techniques

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
  • Microscoopes, Condenser (AREA)
AU59099/98A 1997-02-07 1998-01-14 Analog circuit for an autofocus microscope system Abandoned AU5909998A (en)

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US08/796,196 US5995143A (en) 1997-02-07 1997-02-07 Analog circuit for an autofocus microscope system
US08796196 1997-02-07
PCT/US1998/000318 WO1998035256A1 (en) 1997-02-07 1998-01-14 Analog circuit for an autofocus microscope system

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EP (1) EP1021741B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2001511903A (enExample)
CN (1) CN1246929A (enExample)
AT (1) ATE223070T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU5909998A (enExample)
BR (1) BR9807671A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2283088C (enExample)
DE (1) DE69807512T2 (enExample)
WO (1) WO1998035256A1 (enExample)

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ATE223070T1 (de) 2002-09-15
DE69807512D1 (de) 2002-10-02
USRE40674E1 (en) 2009-03-24
DE69807512T2 (de) 2003-04-24
CN1246929A (zh) 2000-03-08
US5995143A (en) 1999-11-30
CA2283088A1 (en) 1998-08-13
JP2001511903A (ja) 2001-08-14
EP1021741A1 (en) 2000-07-26
BR9807671A (pt) 2000-02-15
CA2283088C (en) 2002-12-03
WO1998035256A1 (en) 1998-08-13
EP1021741B1 (en) 2002-08-28

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