ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,143, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.).
"All-reflective microscopy" was invented by Rongguang Liang (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems and methods related to all-reflective microscopes are described. The microscopes include an all-reflective off-axis optical system and is characterized with substantially zero chromatic aberration, low group delay dispersion and no central obscuration. One reflective microscope configuration includes a reflective objective subsection with at least three mirrors, where at least one mirror is off...