ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,471, issued on April 29, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Chromatic light sheet microscope" was invented by Rongguang Liang (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, apparatus and systems that relate to a portable chromatic light microscope are described. One example chromatic light microscope includes a light source including light producing elements that produce non-monochromatic output light that can be modulated. The chromatic light microscope further includes an illumination subsection to receive light that is output from the light source. The illuminat...