Patents by Inventor Paula H. Steenblik

Paula H. Steenblik 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).

  • Lenses and uses, including microscopes
    Patent number: 6847480
    Abstract: A portable single lens microscope that provides structure between the eye and the microscope slide, preferably including a single lens having an aperture optimized to attain the best image resolution, preferably including a focus mechanism, preferably including a slide holding and moving mechanism, and preferably including a slide position locking mechanism, or any combination of these structures and mechanisms. Methods are disclosed for determining an optimum aperture size for a single lens microscope (and other uses) including a lens of any type, and methods are disclosed for designing a single lens microscope lens system that provides superior image quality. A single lens microscope according to the present invention can provide substantial and unexpected imaging benefits over previous single lens microscopes and compound microscopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Pocketscope.com LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Steenblik, Paula H. Steenblik
  • Lenses and uses, including microscopes
    Publication number: 20020044347
    Abstract: A portable single lens microscope that provides structure between the eye and the microscope slide, preferably including a single lens having an aperture optimized to attain the best image resolution, preferably including a focus mechanism, preferably including a slide holding and moving mechanism, and preferably including a slide position locking mechanism, or any combination of these structures and mechanisms. Methods are disclosed for determining an optimum aperture size for a single lens microscope (and other uses) including a lens of any type, and methods are disclosed for designing a single lens microscope lens system that provides superior image quality. A single lens microscope according to the present invention can provide substantial and unexpected imaging benefits over previous single lens microscopes and compound microscopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Richard A. Steenblik, Paula H. Steenblik