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Image magnifying and pick-up system with lighting light-guide device

CA 1297461 C · Owner: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation · Inventors: Yamamoto, Masao

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An image magnifying and pick-up system including a lighting light-guide device for guiding illuminating light to the surface of an observed portion of a specimen. The device includes a light-guide cap mounted at the front end of a lens tube. The light-guide cap includes an outer surface adapted to be abutted against the surface of the specimen so that, illuminating light from optical fibres is guided through the lens tube and light-guide cap may be projected on to the surface of the specimen. The light-guide cap is formed of a transparent material into a substantially hemi-spherical shape and has a central observation aperture to that the, illuminating light may be introduced via an annular …

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  • Granted March 17, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 17, 2009.
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FiledJune 2, 1989
GrantedMarch 17, 1992
Term endedMarch 17, 2009
Patent numberCA 1297461 C
Classification (IPC)G02B6/14 +2 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedJune 2, 1989Patent grantedMarch 17, 1992Term endedMarch 17, 2009

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