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Focusing method for the high-speed digitalisation of microscope slides and slide displacing device, focusing optics, and optical rangefinder
EP 1789831 B1 · Applicant: 3D HISTECH KFT.
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- Filed January 27, 2005 and granted August 26, 2009. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 27, 2025.
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FiledJanuary 27, 2005
PublishedMay 30, 2007
GrantedAugust 26, 2009
Term endedJanuary 27, 2025
Application numberEP 05702806
Classification (CPC)G02B21/34 +2 more
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