ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,391, issued on May 20, was assigned to LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH (Wetzlar, Germany).

"Microscope and method for operating a microscope" was invented by Christian Schumann (Lich, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microscope is provided. The microscope includes a lens system comprising a lens unit, which is adjustable along an optical axis of the lens system to correct an imaging error. The microscope further includes a motor-actuatable adjustment device, which is configured to adjust the lens unit along the optical axis. The microscope also includes a processor and a scanning unit, which is configured to deflect a light beam ...