ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,398, issued on Sept. 9.
"Modular smartphone microscopy device for multimodal imaging" was invented by Qingshan Wei (Raleigh, N.C.) and Shengwei Zhang (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods and systems for a multimodal, portable imaging platform that can be easily installed on a mobile phone or other mobile communication devices carrying a camera. The portable imaging system includes an electronic device with a camera, a base attachment, and at least two interchangeable imaging heads. The base attachment is configured to connect to the digital device on one side and at least two removable...