Microscopes TRIZ Cases

A catadioptric microscope objective uses a solid primary mirror and plane-parallel secondary mirror to reflect light across a broad spectral range.

Prism reflectors redirect light from one objective to reduce shadowing artifacts and achieve isotropic resolution in thick biological samples.

A galvanometer-controlled mirror redirects laser beams to select focal planes without moving the objective lens.

Dynamic illumination control matches light intensity to viewing area size, preventing thermal damage to tissue during high-magnification surgery.

A spectrally selective component uses a position-dependent spectral edge to compensate for incidence angle variations.

Pupil modulation element adjusts light phase and transmittance to resolve container tilt issues and improve measurement precision.

Transparent microspheres form photonic nanojets that transfer evanescent waves to the far field, bypassing fluorescence labeling requirements.

A plenoptic ocular device couples to microscope ports to capture elemental images for external processing.

Displaceable carrier elements on an arc-shaped guide adjust azimuth and elevation angles, reducing specimen shadows and glare.

An angle mirror deflects light portions to spatially overlap and form a Bessel-like beam, replacing complex axicons with simpler optics.

Kinematic linkages move lenses along the optical axis, eliminating transverse disruption near the object and ensuring repeatable high-magnification switching.

Merging illumination and detection below the specimen resolves the trade-off between high-intensity excitation and bulky apparatus size.

Auxiliary light scans detection aperture to measure intensity distribution, enabling confocality verification without a sample or complete microscope setup.

Acousto-optic deflectors encode pixel excitation with distinct radiofrequencies to enable parallel detection via a single photomultiplier tube.

A scanning microscope processor integrates sampling data to generate pixel information with high signal clarity.

A retrofocus objective lens uses single synthetic quartz and fluorite elements to achieve high numerical aperture.

Compact light source unit with a diffuse reflection surface attenuates excitation light leakage within the housing.

Movable individual light sources and a detector illuminate a stationary sample, eliminating distortion from positioning forces.

A paraboloidal mirror generates multiple coplanar light sheets to minimize shadowing artifacts in fluorescence microscopy.

A dual inclined beam line-scanning microscope uses parallel excitation beams to achieve deep optical sectioning with high resolution.

Segmented illumination planes reduce out-of-focus background fluorescence and photobleaching, allowing isotropic resolution in thick specimens.

An observation device combines phase difference and dark field information using a single optical structure for rapid morphological analysis.

A drift stabilization system uses lateral biasing mechanisms to hold the objective holding element firmly against a base block wall.

Magnetic brake replaces manual clamps to resolve two-hand operation bottlenecks in microscope pivot stands.

Calculates required travel lengths from detected image shifts to correct parcentricity errors without complex mechanical adjustments.

Motorized convergence plates adjust interocular distance and angle, eliminating post-processing requirements.

Pulsed illumination sequences reduce sample bleaching and improve signal-to-noise ratio in super-resolution imaging.

Segmenting processing between main and secondary units prevents CPU overload during digital slide scanning, reducing total scan time.

Antenna arrays in a metalens adjust effective refractive index, reducing solid immersion lens thickness while maintaining high spatial resolution.

Galvanometer scanning replaces fixed cylindrical lenses in SPIM microscopes, resolving the trade-off between illuminated volume and z-direction resolution.

Segmented support rails with variable gap distance prevent cover plate crushing during objective movement while ensuring even liquid distribution.

A relay system with two lenses restores collinearity of diffracted chromatic components, resolving resolution loss from non-collinear propagation.

Radial aperture block generates high-angle marginal rays to create evanescent waves, resolving the speed-resolution tradeoff in super-resolution microscopy.

A microscope projects a scale via illumination optics onto the object plane.

Nested barrel components and nylon set screws replace complex rack structures, reducing space requirements and manufacturing costs.

A dual illuminating beam path system images light exit planes into separate image fields to resolve the trade-off between retinal load and contrast adjustment.

Simultaneous GHz-range sampling of clock and data signals eliminates phase shifts between multiple ADC outputs.

Segmenting excitation light via a rotating microlens array improves temporal resolution and reduces photo-toxicity during extended live cell tracking.

Integrated waveguide scattering structure eliminates immersion medium to reduce temperature sensitivity and expand field of view.

A sample adhesive element integrates a substrate and glue layer to form a sealed chamber for liquid specimens.

A galvanometer scanner uses hydrophobic housing and sealing members to operate in fluid environments.

Inverting the detection geometry allows standard flat samples to be imaged from below, resolving instrument complexity and limited field of view constraints.

Moiré fringe interference amplifies small displacements to determine defocus direction and amount, resolving limited depth of focus constraints.

An electronic stop device in the intermediate image plane restricts the effective field of view to suppress out-of-focus signals in light field microscopy.

Curved window stages eliminate manual edge positioning, preserving tissue integrity and improving tumor margin assessment speed.

Electrically tunable lens replaces mechanical actuators to resolve trade-off between measurement precision and response speed in microscope autofocus.

Eccentric motor vibrates sample stage to settle mechanical relaxation, preventing image blurring during extended exposure periods.