Patents by Inventor Bernhard Backs

Bernhard Backs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for improving depth discrimination in optical reproduction systems
    Patent number: 7335866
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for improving the depth discrimination in optically imaging systems. It is applicable in particular in light microscopy for improving image quality when examining three-dimensionally extending objects. It is applicable in the method of structured illumination as described in WO 97/6509. For this purpose, influences due to variations in the brightness of the light source, positioning of the imaged periodic structure and bleaching of the object in fluorescence illumination are determined and taken into account in the calculation of the object structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Backs, Joerg Schaffer, Lutz Schaefer, Martin Voelcker
  • Method for improving depth discrimination in optical reproduction systems
    Publication number: 20060186311
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for improving the depth discrimination in optically imaging systems. It is applicable in particular in light microscopy for improving image quality when examining three-dimensionally extending objects. It is applicable in the method of structured illumination as described in WO 97/6509. For this purpose, influences due to variations in the brightness of the light source, positioning of the imaged periodic structure and bleaching of the object in fluorescence illumination are determined and taken into account in the calculation of the object structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Bernhard Backs, Joerg Schaffer, Lutz Schaefer, Martin Voelcker