Patents by Inventor J. Harold Wayland

J. Harold Wayland 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).

  • Scanning microscopy
    Patent number: 4806004
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for improving contrast and resolution of a predetermined response of an object to illumination, render a two-dimensional array of light spots translatorily movable in a plane of the array, and scan the object by translatorily moving the two-dimensional array of light spots over the object. Sequential signals of light from the object scanned with that translatorily moving two-dimensional array of light spots may be viewed, or sequential reponses of the object to that translatorily moving two-dimensional array of light spots may be recorded or stored for subsequent reproduction and observation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventor: J. Harold Wayland