US 12,085,705 B2
Adjustable digital microscope display
Frank Hsiung, San Francisco, CA (US); Kelly Kroeger, San Francisco, CA (US); Robert Archer, Eugene, OR (US); Veronika Kortisova, Novato, CA (US); Teresa Rubio, El Cerrito, CA (US); and Amber Iraeta, El Cerrito, CA (US)
Assigned to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US)
Filed by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,093.
Application 15/786,192 is a division of application No. 14/267,762, filed on May 1, 2014, granted, now 9,885,862, issued on Feb. 6, 2018.
Application 18/109,093 is a continuation of application No. 15/786,192, filed on Oct. 17, 2017, granted, now 11,592,658.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/818,251, filed on May 1, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/818,258, filed on May 1, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/818,332, filed on May 1, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/818,340, filed on May 1, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0280581 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 21/36 (2006.01); G02B 21/24 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 21/368 (2013.01) [G02B 21/241 (2013.01); G02B 21/26 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A digital microscope comprising:
a sample observation stage adapted to receive samples thereon for inspection;
an imaging camera having a first viewing area and adapted to provide a first digital image of a sample under inspection, the first digital image including a magnified view of at least a portion of the sample within the first viewing area;
an orientation camera having a second viewing area and adapted to provide a second digital image of the sample under inspection, the second digital image providing a view of at least a portion of the sample within the second viewing area;
a display screen configured to display images of the sample under inspection based on the first digital image and the second digital image; and
digital controls, wherein at least one of the digital controls is configured to move a focal plane of the imaging camera, and wherein at least one of the digital controls comprises a mode button that changes a granularity of movement of the focal plane in response to inputs to the at least one of the digital controls.