ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,393,012, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA (Barcelona, Spain).

"Methods and device for obtaining microscopic digital images" was invented by Angel Dieguez Barrientos (Collbato Barcelona, Spain) and Anna Vila Arbones (Collbato Barcelona, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and device for obtaining microscopic digital images, using an emission module, a detection module and an observation zone arranged between said modules, the method comprises arranging a sample in said observation zone and: -determining at least one target light emitter of said emission module; -determining at least one target detection...