US Patent Issued to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS on Sept. 1 for "Focal position estimation system, focal position estimation method, focal position estimation program, semiconductor inspection system and biological observation system" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,724,323, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Focal position estimation system, focal position estimation method, focal position estimation program, semiconductor inspection system and biological observation system" was invented by Akari Ito (Hamamatsu, Japan) and Tomochika Takeshima (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A focal position estimation system is a system for estimating a focal position when in focus corresponding to an estimation target image, and includes: an estimation target image acquisition unit that acquires an estimation target image; and a focal position estimati...