(19)
(11) EP 1 210 822 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
05.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/23

(21) Application number: 00957423.7

(22) Date of filing: 14.08.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 7/18, H04N 9/76, G02B 21/00, G06K 9/00, G01N 21/25, G01N 21/64
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0022/193
(87) International publication number:
WO 0113/640 (22.02.2001 Gazette 2001/08)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.08.1999 US 148819 P

(71) Applicant: Universal Imaging Corporation
Dowingtown,Pennsylvania 19335 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GREEN, Daniel, M.
    West Chester, PA 19380 (US)
  • PETERSON, William
    West Chester, PA 19380 (US)
  • COHEN, Avrum
    Malvern, PA 19355 (US)
  • SJAASTAD, Michael, D.
    Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US)
  • STUCKEY, Jeffrey, A.
    Jeffersonville, PA 19403 (US)

(74) Representative: Hooper, John Peter Lindesay 
5 Haslingfield Road
Harlton,Cambridge CB3 7ER
Harlton,Cambridge CB3 7ER (GB)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGES AT MAXIMUM ACQUISITION RATE WHILE ASYNCHRONOUSLY SEQUENCING MICROSCOPE DEVICES