1. A confocal imaging system for imaging a specimen comprising:
a light source;
a light deflector capable of positioning a beam of light produced by the light source at one of a series of predetermined points on the specimen;
an addressable spatial filter capable of selectively filtering light from the specimen; and
a central processing unit capable of providing selective position control to the light deflector and the addressable spatial filter.
2. The confocal imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the addressable spatial filer is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor camera.
3. The confocal imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the addressable spatial filter is digital micromirror device.
4. The confocal imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the light deflector is an acousto-optic deflector.
5. The confocal imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the light deflector is a digital micromirror device.
6. The confocal imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the specimen fluoresces, reflects, or transmits light that is received by the addressable spatial filter in response to the light beam from the light source being positioned on the specimen.
7. The confocal imaging system according to claim 6, wherein a user can select at least one site-of-interest on the image of the specimen.
8. The confocal imaging system according to claim 7, wherein the central processing unit controls the light deflector to position the light beam onto the at least one site-of-interest selected by the user.
9. The confocal imaging system according to claim 8, wherein:
the central processing unit spatially and temporally synchronizes the light deflector and the addressable spatial filter so that the light beam from the light source is directed to the at least one site-of-interest;
light that is fluoresced, reflected, or transmitted from the at least one site-of-interest is permitted to pass through the addressable spatial filter; and
light that is fluoresced, reflected, or transmitted from a site that is not of interest is filtered out by the addressable spatial filter.
10. The confocal imaging system according to claim 9, wherein the central processing unit scans the at least one site-of-interest at a frame rate greater than or equal to 500 Hz.
11. The confocal imaging system according to claim 9, wherein the central processing unit scans the at least one site-of-interest at a frame rate greater than or equal to 1 kHz.
12. The confocal imaging system according to claim 9, wherein the central processing unit scans the at least one site-of-interest at a frame rate greater than or equal to (25,000 n) Hz, where \u201cn\u201d is equal to the number of sites-of-interest.
13. The confocal imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the system is capable of collecting a full frame confocal image of the specimen.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of forming a watch case comprising:
work hardening 24 carat gold into a form having a Vickers hardness of about 65 to 75; and
machining the form into a watch case.
2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein work hardening includes stamping 24 carat gold into a form.
3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein work hardening and machining include work hardening 24 carat gold into forms for an middle case and a lower case, wherein machining includes machining at least one of the forms, and further comprising assembling the forms together into a watch case.
4. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising housing a watch movement between an inner bezel and a backing member, wherein assembling the forms together into a watch case includes assembling the middle and lower cases over the inner bezel, watch movement, and backing member.
5. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising assembling a 24 carat gold upper case onto the middle case.
6. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising work hardening 24 carat gold into a form for an upper case; and machining the form for an upper case.
7. A watch comprising:
a 24 carat gold watch case.
8. A watch as recited in claim 7, wherein the watch case includes an middle case and a lower case joined together, wherein each of the middle and lower cases is formed by stamping 24 carat gold into a form having a Vickers hardness of about 65 to 75, and machining the form.
9. A watch as recited in claim 7, further comprising an inner bezel within the watch case, wherein the inner bezel includes a material stronger than the 24 carat gold bezel.
10. A watch as recited in claim 9, further comprising a movement mounted between the inner bezel and a backing member, wherein the inner bezel and backing member are configured to preserve function of the movement in the event of deformation of the case.
11. A watch as recited in claim 9, further comprising a 24 carat gold upper case mounted to the middle case.
12. A watch as recited in claim 7, further comprising a watch band that includes:
a metal mesh with a plurality of fastener holes defined therethrough; and
a flexible strip of material fastened to the metal mesh with respective fasteners passing through the fastener holes in the metal mesh, wherein the fastener holes are elongated in the direction along the flexible strip to reduce wrinkling in the flexible strip in the event of flexure of the flexible strip and metal mesh.
13. A band comprising:
a mesh including a plurality of fastener holes therethrough; and
a flexible strip of material including a plurality of fastener holes therethrough, wherein the flexible strip is fastened to the metal mesh with respective fasteners passing through the fastener holes in the mesh and flexible strip, wherein the fastener holes of at least one of the mesh and flexible strip are elongated in the direction along the flexible strip to reduce wrinkling in the flexible strip and mesh in the event of flexure of the flexible strip and mesh.
14. A band as recited in claim 13, wherein the fastener holes in the mesh are elongated in the direction along the flexible strip and the fastener holes in the flexible strip are not elongated in the direction along the flexible strip.
15. A band as recited in claim 13, wherein the mesh is a metal mesh.
16. A band as recited in claim 15, wherein the mesh is stainless steel 316L.
17. A band as recited in claim 13, wherein the flexible strip includes leather.
18. A band as recited in claim 13, wherein the flexible strip includes rubber.
19. A band as recited in claim 13, wherein the flexible strip includes genuine crocodile.