ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,706, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH (Jena, Germany).
"Apparatus for fastening an objective" was invented by Ingo Fahlbusch (Goettingen, Germany) and Johannes Knoblich (Jena, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for attaching an objective to an objective mount of a microscope and for providing a connection for an electrical add-on module for the objective, thereby enabling a more versatile use of the add-on module, with fewer or no restrictions on possible combinations of add-on module and objective. The apparatus includes an adapter ring with an eye to which the objective can be fastened an...