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US3428389A
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Metallurgical optical semi-objective of 8.0x magnification
Assignee: Bausch and Lomb Inc
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Filing: 1966-04-01
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Granted: 1969-02-18
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Expires: 1986-04-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Duane E Judd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:34
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B21/00; G02B21/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
260 words
A MICROSCOPE SEMI-OBJECTIVE HAVING A COMBINED POSITIVE POWER OF 40X AND A NUMERICAL APERTURE OF 0.65 WHEN USED WITH A REARWARDLY ALIGNED CORRECTOR LENS OF 5X MAGNIFICATION, SAID SEMI-OBJECTIVE COMPRISING A FRONT SINGLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED I OF POSITIVE MENISCUS FORM WHICH IS CONCAVE TOWARD AN OBJECT SURFACE ON WHICH SAID SEMI-OBJECTIVE IS FOCUSED, MEMBER I BEING SPACED AN AXIAL DISTANCE DESIGNATED S1 FROM SAID SURFACE AND HAVING AN AXIAL THICKNESS DESIGNATED T1, A SECOND SINGLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED II OF POSITIVE MENISCUS FORM WHICH IS CONCAVE TOWARD THE FRONT, MEMBER II BEING SPACED AT AN AXIAL DISTANCE DESIGNATED S2 REARWARDLY FROM MEMBER I AND HAVING AN AXIAL THICKNESS DESIGNATED T2, A FRONT DOUBLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED III WHICH IS SPACED AT AN AXIAL DISTANCE DENOTED S3 REARWARDLY OF MEMBER II, SAID MEMBER INCLUDING A FRONT CONVEXCONCAVE LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IIIA WHICH JOINS ALONG AN INTERFACE A REAR DOUBLE CONVEX LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IIIB, THE AXIAL THICKNESS OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING DESIGNATED T3 AND T4 RESPECTIVELY, A REAR DOUBLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED IV WHICH IS SPACED AT AN AXIAL DISTANCE DENOTED S4 REARWARDLY OF MEMBER III, SAID MEMBER INCLUDING A FRONT CONVEXCONCAVE LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IVA WHICH JOINS ALONG AN INTERFACE A REAR DOUBLE CONVEX LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IVB, THE AXIAL THICKNESSES OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING DESIGNATED T5 AND T6 RESPECTIVELY, THE VALUES FOR THE LENS PARAMETERS CONSTITUTING SAID SEMI-OBJECTIVE BEING GIVEN IN THE TABLE OF MATHEMATICAL STATEMENTS HEREBELOW WHEREIN FI TO FIV REPRESENTS THE EQUIVALENT FOCAL LENGTHS OF THE SUCCESSIVE LENS MEMBERS I TO IV RESPECTIVELY, AND FURTHER IN-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
260 words
A MICROSCOPE SEMI-OBJECTIVE HAVING A COMBINED POSITIVE POWER OF 40X AND A NUMERICAL APERTURE OF 0.65 WHEN USED WITH A REARWARDLY ALIGNED CORRECTOR LENS OF 5X MAGNIFICATION, SAID SEMI-OBJECTIVE COMPRISING A FRONT SINGLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED I OF POSITIVE MENISCUS FORM WHICH IS CONCAVE TOWARD AN OBJECT SURFACE ON WHICH SAID SEMI-OBJECTIVE IS FOCUSED, MEMBER I BEING SPACED AN AXIAL DISTANCE DESIGNATED S1 FROM SAID SURFACE AND HAVING AN AXIAL THICKNESS DESIGNATED T1, A SECOND SINGLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED II OF POSITIVE MENISCUS FORM WHICH IS CONCAVE TOWARD THE FRONT, MEMBER II BEING SPACED AT AN AXIAL DISTANCE DESIGNATED S2 REARWARDLY FROM MEMBER I AND HAVING AN AXIAL THICKNESS DESIGNATED T2, A FRONT DOUBLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED III WHICH IS SPACED AT AN AXIAL DISTANCE DENOTED S3 REARWARDLY OF MEMBER II, SAID MEMBER INCLUDING A FRONT CONVEXCONCAVE LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IIIA WHICH JOINS ALONG AN INTERFACE A REAR DOUBLE CONVEX LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IIIB, THE AXIAL THICKNESS OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING DESIGNATED T3 AND T4 RESPECTIVELY, A REAR DOUBLET LENS MEMBER DESIGNATED IV WHICH IS SPACED AT AN AXIAL DISTANCE DENOTED S4 REARWARDLY OF MEMBER III, SAID MEMBER INCLUDING A FRONT CONVEXCONCAVE LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IVA WHICH JOINS ALONG AN INTERFACE A REAR DOUBLE CONVEX LENS ELEMENT DESIGNATED IVB, THE AXIAL THICKNESSES OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING DESIGNATED T5 AND T6 RESPECTIVELY, THE VALUES FOR THE LENS PARAMETERS CONSTITUTING SAID SEMI-OBJECTIVE BEING GIVEN IN THE TABLE OF MATHEMATICAL STATEMENTS HEREBELOW WHEREIN FI TO FIV REPRESENTS THE EQUIVALENT FOCAL LENGTHS OF THE SUCCESSIVE LENS MEMBERS I TO IV RESPECTIVELY, AND FURTHER IN-
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
618<ND(I)<1.622 59.8<V(I)<60.8 1.512<ND(II)<1.515 69.5<V(II)<70.6 1.718<ND(IIIA)<1.722 29.0<(IIIA)<29.5 1.512<ND(IIIB)<1.515 69.5<V(IIIB)<70.6 1.747<ND(IVA)<1.751 34.5<V(IVA)<36.0 1.512<ND(IVB)<1.515 69.5<V(IVB)<70.6
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
618<ND(I)<1.622 59.8<V(I)<60.8 1.512<ND(II)<1.515 69.5<V(II)<70.6 1.718<ND(IIIA)<1.722 29.0<(IIIA)<29.5 1.512<ND(IIIB)<1.515 69.5<V(IIIB)<70.6 1.747<ND(IVA)<1.751 34.5<V(IVA)<36.0 1.512<ND(IVB)<1.515 69.5<V(IVB)<70.6
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
28F<FI<3.90F 4.58F<FII<4.85F 8.83F<FIII<10.93F 9.67F<FIV<13.90F 1.51F<T1<1.57F .54F<T2<.75F .31F<T3<.33F .82F<T4<.88F .04F<T5<.93F .85F<T6<1.02F .10F<S1<.13F .04F<S2<.12F .35F<S3<.37F .12F<S4<.21F 2.80F<S5<3.40F
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
28F<FI<3.90F 4.58F<FII<4.85F 8.83F<FIII<10.93F 9.67F<FIV<13.90F 1.51F<T1<1.57F .54F<T2<.75F .31F<T3<.33F .82F<T4<.88F .04F<T5<.93F .85F<T6<1.02F .10F<S1<.13F .04F<S2<.12F .35F<S3<.37F .12F<S4<.21F 2.80F<S5<3.40F
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1972-02-18 | 1972-08-19 | 1973-02-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1976-02-18 | 1976-08-19 | 1977-02-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1980-02-18 | 1980-08-19 | 1981-02-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |