EP1159640A4 - Miniaturized opto-electronic magnifying system - Google Patents

Miniaturized opto-electronic magnifying system

Info

Publication number: EP1159640A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: magnifying system; electronic magnifying; miniaturized opto; opto; miniaturized
Prior art date: 1998-12-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

Application number

EP99966190A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1159640A1 (en

Inventor

John A Reffner

Donald W Sting

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sensir Technologies LLC

Original Assignee

Sensir Technologies LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1998-12-14

Filing date

1999-12-13

Publication date

2003-01-22

1999-12-13 Application filed by Sensir Technologies LLC filed Critical Sensir Technologies LLC

1999-12-13 Priority to EP05007638A priority Critical patent/EP1560058A3/en

2001-12-05 Publication of EP1159640A1 publication Critical patent/EP1159640A1/en

2003-01-22 Publication of EP1159640A4 publication Critical patent/EP1159640A4/en

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B21/00—Microscopes
- G02B21/36—Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes or digital imaging or video purposes including associated control and data processing arrangements
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B21/00—Microscopes
- G02B21/0004—Microscopes specially adapted for specific applications
- G02B21/0008—Microscopes having a simple construction, e.g. portable microscopes
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B21/00—Microscopes
- G02B21/24—Base structure

EP99966190A 1998-12-14 1999-12-13 Miniaturized opto-electronic magnifying system Ceased EP1159640A4 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP05007638A EP1560058A3 (en)	1998-12-14	1999-12-13	Miniaturized opto-electronic magnifying system for simultaneous infrared spectral analysis and optical microscopy

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US11217298P	1998-12-14	1998-12-14
US112172P		1998-12-14
PCT/US1999/029559 WO2000036440A1 (en)	1998-12-14	1999-12-13	Miniaturized opto-electronic magnifying system

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05007638A Division EP1560058A3 (en)	1998-12-14	1999-12-13	Miniaturized opto-electronic magnifying system for simultaneous infrared spectral analysis and optical microscopy

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1159640A1 EP1159640A1 (en)	2001-12-05
EP1159640A4 true EP1159640A4 (en)	2003-01-22

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP99966190A Ceased EP1159640A4 (en)	1998-12-14	1999-12-13	Miniaturized opto-electronic magnifying system

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1159640A4 (en)
JP (2)	JP2002532726A (en)
AU (1)	AU2179500A (en)
WO (1)	WO2000036440A1 (en)

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1999
- 1999-12-13 EP EP99966190A patent/EP1159640A4/en not_active Ceased
- 1999-12-13 WO PCT/US1999/029559 patent/WO2000036440A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-12-13 JP JP2000588624A patent/JP2002532726A/en active Pending
- 1999-12-13 AU AU21795/00A patent/AU2179500A/en not_active Abandoned
2010
- 2010-09-10 JP JP2010203309A patent/JP5337774B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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EP0720036A1 (en) *	1994-12-07	1996-07-03	Samsung Display Devices Co., Ltd.	Video microscope
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2000036440A1 (en)	2000-06-22
AU2179500A (en)	2000-07-03
EP1159640A1 (en)	2001-12-05
JP2011043508A (en)	2011-03-03
JP5337774B2 (en)	2013-11-06
JP2002532726A (en)	2002-10-02

Legal Events

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2003-05-14	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20030401
2004-05-26	RBV	Designated contracting states (corrected)	Designated state(s): DE GB
2005-08-27	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REFUSED
2005-10-12	18R	Application refused	Effective date: 20050522

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