ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,548, issued on May 27, was assigned to APPLIKATE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Washington).

"Fast multiphoton microscope" was invented by Michael Levene (Washington) and Richard Torres (East Haven, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides improved systems and methods for multiphoton microscopy including pixel clocking techniques for minimizing pixel integration time and providing consistent signal intensity with maximized imaging speeds. Various systems and method are described for optimizing laser repetition rate based on dye lifetime, combining polygonal mirror scanning and stage translation, using the laser pulse signal to...