Calibration targets for microscope imaging

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9720222
APP PUB NO 20130188035A1
SERIAL NO

13876515

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This disclosure is directed to optical microscope calibration devices that can be used with optical microscopes to adjust the microscope imaging parameters so that images of samples can be obtained below the diffraction limit. The microscope calibration devices include at least one calibration target. Each calibration target includes a number of features with dimensions below the diffraction limit of a microscope objective. Separate color component diffraction limited images of one of the calibration targets are obtained for a particular magnification. The color component images can be combined and image processed to obtain a focused and non-distorted image of the calibration target. The parameters used to obtain the focused and non-distorted image of the calibration target can be used to obtain focused and non-distorted images of a sample for the same magnification by using the same parameters.

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LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHERNST-LEITZ-STRASSE 17-37 35578 WETZLAR WETZLAR

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Goodwin, Paul C Issaquah, US 33 246

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