ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,708, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Bruker Nano Inc. (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for optogenetic imaging using semi-kinematic coupling" was invented by Kelvin Kao (Mountain View, Calif.), David Pignatelli (Saratoga, Calif.), Mark O. Trulson (San Jose, Calif.), Alice Stamatakis (Mountain View, Calif.) and Koen Visscher (Tucson, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for imaging using a microscope system comprising removeable or replaceable component parts. Such systems and methods employ semi-kinetic coupling for easy, tool-free attachment of the microscope system to a baseplate. Discussed system...