US Patent Issued to University of Washington on Aug. 12 for "Apparatuses, systems and methods for solid immersion meniscus lenses" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,167, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to University of Washington (Seattle).

"Apparatuses, systems and methods for solid immersion meniscus lenses" was invented by Jonathan T. C. Liu (Seattle), Lindsey A. Barner (Seattle) and Adam K. Glaser (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, and methods for solid immersion meniscus lenses (SIMlenses). An optical system may include a sample holder with a first side which supports a sample, and a second side opposite the first side. The second side of the sample holder may be in contact with an immersion fluid. Light passing between the sample and an objective lens may pass th...