ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,705, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to KYOCERA SOC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan).

"Microscope objective and microscope observation system" was invented by Takeshi Yamanaka (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microscope objective includes a first movable lens group that is movable along an optical axis, a first correction means configured to move the first movable lens group along the optical axis, a second movable lens group that is movable along the optical axis, and a second correction means configured to move the second movable lens group along the optical axis."

The patent was filed on Feb. 28, 2024, under Application No. 18/590,...