ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,487, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to SEE-THROUGH SCIENTIFIC Ltd. (London).

"Digital holographic microscope" was invented by Oliver Harriman (London) and Irwin Zaid (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a system and method for digital holographic microscopy. According to an aspect of the invention there is provided an off-axis digital holographic microscope comprising: a light emitter configured to provide a divergent light beam; a sensor position to receive light from the light emitter in a first path and a second path, and thereby to detect a holographic image; a reflector positioned partially in t...