Global Patent Index - EP 1576406 A2

EP 1576406 A2 20050921 - OPTICAL DEVICE FOR OBSERVING SAMPLES ON A SUPPORT, DESIGNED IN PARTICULAR FOR A CYTOMETER

Title (en)

OPTICAL DEVICE FOR OBSERVING SAMPLES ON A SUPPORT, DESIGNED IN PARTICULAR FOR A CYTOMETER

Title (de)

OPTISCHE EINRICHTUNG ZUR BEOBACHTUNG VON PROBEN AUF EINEM TRûGER, INSBESONDERE FÜR EIN CYTOMETER ENTWORFEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF OPTIQUE POUR L OBSERVATION D ECHANTILLONS SU R UN SUPPORT, DESTINE NOTAMMENT UN CYTOMETRE

Publication

EP 1576406 A2 20050921 (FR)

Application

EP 03807869 A 20031006

Priority

  • FR 0302930 W 20031006
  • FR 0212473 A 20021008

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2845488A1] Optical device (12) comprises a front face arranged opposite to a sample to be observed and a rear face aligned facing an image acquisition unit (18, 19) or user. An arrangement of four aligned lenses is also provided. The lenses are a plano-convex lens, a divergent meniscus lens, a plano-concave lens and a bi-convex lens. The plano-convex and plano-concave lenses have planar and convex and concave faces respectively.

IPC 1-7

G02B 21/02; G02B 9/36; G02B 11/22

IPC 8 full level

G02B 9/36 (2006.01); G02B 9/38 (2006.01); G02B 11/22 (2006.01); G02B 21/02 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G02B 9/38 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 7/003 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004034122A2

Citation (examination)

  • US 3659924 A 19720502 - SHOEMAKER ARTHUR H
  • WARREN J. SMITH: "Modern Lens Design", 1992, MCGRAW-HILL, INC., ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 059178

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2845488 A1 20040409; FR 2845488 B1 20041217; AU 2003299442 A1 20040504; EP 1576406 A2 20050921; US 2006139746 A1 20060629; WO 2004034122 A2 20040422; WO 2004034122 A3 20040527

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0212473 A 20021008; AU 2003299442 A 20031006; EP 03807869 A 20031006; FR 0302930 W 20031006; US 53066005 A 20051114