EP 1218915 A4 20021009 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SCANNING
Title (en)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SCANNING
Title (de)
SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR HOCHLEISTUNGSRASTERUNG
Title (fr)
SYSTEMES ET PROCEDE DE BALAYAGE HAUTE PERFORMANCE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9929351 W 19991210
- US 38398699 A 19990826
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0115193A1] The present invention provides a scanning confocal microscope image detection system having a simple and inexpensive objective lens (115) and a high acceleration/high speed voice coil driven translation system (15). The objective lens provides high light collection efficiency at low cost. The voice coil provides improved acceleration for fast scanning of at least one axis (scanning direction; fast scan axis) of a polymer array (9) that can be used effectively with the inexpensive objective lens having high light collection efficiency. In one embodiment the translation stage (15) includes a voice coil (2), a linear slide (10), and a light weight bracket (4) connecting the voice coil to the linear slide. The bracket is rigid and designed to support a polymer array (9) to be scanned or a turning prism (22) and objective lens (23). Thus, the present invention provides systems and methods for high speed low cost scanning of, for example, polymer arrays, i.e., high performance cost effective polymer array scanning using a voice coil driven translation stage.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G02B 21/0048 (2013.01); G02B 21/0076 (2013.01); G02B 21/008 (2013.01); G02B 21/0084 (2013.01); G02B 21/26 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [E] WO 0026935 A2 20000511 - AFFYMETRIX INC [US], et al
- [XY] US 5459325 A 19951017 - HUETON IAIN [US], et al
- [Y] US 3013467 A 19611219 - MARVIN MINSKY
- [A] US 5260569 A 19931109 - KIMURA TOSHIHITO [JP]
- See references of WO 0115193A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0115193 A1 20010301; EP 1218915 A1 20020703; EP 1218915 A4 20021009; JP 2003507777 A 20030225
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9929351 W 19991210; EP 99964213 A 19991210; JP 2001519460 A 19991210