Patents by Inventor Robert Francis Florence, Jr.

Robert Francis Florence, Jr. 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).

  • Illumination/viewing system for features in transparent materials
    Patent number: 5926311
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for illuminating a transparent material for identifying individual features in the material having similar refractive indices, without using a phase-contrast microscope, by illuminating the material by light directed at an angle to a reflective surface which directs the light through the material to a viewing device such as a microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua Monroe Cobb, Robert Francis Florence, Jr., Franz X. Topolovec, Uldis Artis Ziemins