US Patent 7968839 Miniaturized optical tweezers based on high-NA micro-mirrors

Patent 7968839 was granted and assigned to École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7968839

Patent Inventor Names

Fabrice Merenda0

Johann Rohner0

René Salathe0

Date of Patent

June 28, 2011

Patent Application Number

12375058

Date Filed

July 25, 2007

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11828710 Systems and methods for in-operating-theatre imaging of fresh tissue resected during surgery for pathology assessment

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US Patent 11747603 Imaging systems with micro optical element arrays and methods of specimen imaging

Patent Primary Examiner

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Bernard E Souw

Patent abstract

The invention relates to an optical tweezer device including at least one light source and one three-dimensional optical trap, said optical trap comprising one focusing micro-mirror which is adapted to reflect and focus at least a portion of the light emitted by said light source.