US Patent 7141801 System and method of illuminating living cells for imaging

Patent 7141801 was granted and assigned to Applied Precision Limited on November, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Applied Precision Limited

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7141801

Patent Inventor Names

Paul C. Goodwin0

Date of Patent

November 28, 2006

Patent Application Number

10742456

Date Filed

December 19, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Stephone B. Allen

Patent abstract

A system and method of providing illumination for a cell imaging system delivering modulated light for illumination of a sample. Modulation of illumination intensity may be effectuated by pulsing the output of a light source, for example, or by selectively interrupting light provided by the source. Such modulated illumination may have particular utility in applications where reducing the number of electrons in a super-excited state may minimize the rate of photobleaching and photodamage in the molecules being studied.