Method and device for slide caching

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9036255
APP PUB NO 20120312957A1
SERIAL NO

13444141

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Systems and techniques for an optical scanning microscope and/or other appropriate imaging system includes components for scanning and collecting focused images of a tissue sample and/or other object disposed on a slide. The focusing system described herein provides for determining best focus for each snapshot as a snapshot is captured, which may be referred to as “on-the-fly focusing.” The devices and techniques provided herein lead to significant reductions in the time required for forming a digital image of an area in a pathology slide and provide for the creation of high quality digital images of a specimen at high throughput.

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  • VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Loney, Gregory C Los Altos, US 25 626
Sabata, Bikash San Jose, US 22 486
Stark, Glenn Scott Valley, US 15 300
Todd, Chris San Jose, US 18 521

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