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US9060684B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9060684-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113808520-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | Aug 30, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
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An observation device ( 1 ) is provided with: a general observation unit ( 10 ) for observing sample cells by observing an entire container (C) containing the cells and a culture solution; and a magnification observation unit ( 20 ) for magnifying a region within the container (C) and observing the cells, the general observation unit ( 10 ) and the magnification observation unit ( 20 ) each individually having lighting for illuminating the cells with light, and an optical system for observing the cells. The general observation unit ( 10 ) and the magnification observation unit ( 20 ) are thereby each provided with an individual optical system and lighting, making it possible to configure an appropriate observation unit for use both when the cells are observed by observing the entire container (C) and when a part within the container (C) is magnified and the cells are observed.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A non-transitory tangible machine-readable medium storing an observation program for causing a computer to execute processing, the processing comprising: overall image sensing processing for taking an image of a sample through taking an image of an entire container containing the sample and a solution; sample mass discrimination processing for discriminating from the image taken in the overall image sensing processing a sample mass, which is a mass o…
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- What does patent US9060684B2 cover?
- An observation device ( 1 ) is provided with: a general observation unit ( 10 ) for observing sample cells by observing an entire container (C) containing the cells and a culture solution; and a magnification observation unit ( 20 ) for magnifying a region within the container (C) and observing the cells, the general observation unit ( 10 ) and the magnification observation unit ( 20 ) each ind…
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- Houjou Mikio, Oda Atsushi, Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co Ltd
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- Primary CPC classification C12M41/36. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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