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Virgil B. Elings

DI Digital Instruments: 38 patents #1 of 25Top 4%
University of California: 5 patents #1,636 of 18,278Top 9%
VI Veeco Instruments: 4 patents #49 of 323Top 20%
BN Bruker Nano: 1 patents #76 of 148Top 55%
Overall (All Time): #47,822 of 4,157,543Top 2%
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Showing 25 most recent of 54 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8087288 Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical access Craig Prater, James Massie, David Grigg, Paul K. Hansma, Barney Drake 2012-01-03
6642517 Method and apparatus for atomic force microscopy Lucien P. Ghislain 2003-11-04
RE37560 Scan control for scanning probe microscopes 2002-02-26
RE37203 Feedback control for scanning tunnel microscopes John A. Gurley 2001-06-05
6172506 Capacitance atomic force microscopes and methods of operating such microscopes Dennis M. Adderton 2001-01-09
6032518 Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical access Craig Prater, James Massie, David Grigg, Paul K. Hansma, Barney Drake 2000-03-07
RE36488 Tapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detection John A. Gurley 2000-01-11
6008489 Method for improving the operation of oscillating mode atomic force microscopes Sergei Magonov 1999-12-28
5939709 Scanning probe optical microscope using a solid immersion lens Lucien P. Ghislain 1999-08-17
5898106 Method and apparatus for obtaining improved vertical metrology measurements Kenneth Babcock, John A. Gurley, Kevin Kjoller 1999-04-27
5874734 Atomic force microscope for measuring properties of dielectric and insulating layers Dennis M. Adderton, Dror Sarid 1999-02-23
5866807 Method and apparatus for measuring mechanical properties on a small scale Jeffrey R. Elings, Christopher Schmitt 1999-02-02
5714682 Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical access Craig Prater, James Massie, David Grigg, Paul K. Hansma, Barney Drake 1998-02-03
5705814 Scanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignment James M. Young, Craig Prater, David Grigg, Charles Meyer, William H. Hertzog +1 more 1998-01-06
5560244 Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical access Craig Prater, James Massie, David Grigg, Paul K. Hansma, Barney Drake 1996-10-01
5557156 Scan control for scanning probe microscopes 1996-09-17
5553487 Methods of operating atomic force microscopes to measure friction 1996-09-10
5519212 Tapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detection John A. Gurley 1996-05-21
5463897 Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical access Craig Prater, James Massie, David Grigg, Paul K. Hansma, Barney Drake 1995-11-07
5418363 Scanning probe microscope using stored data for vertical probe positioning John A. Gurley 1995-05-23
5415027 Jumping probe microscope John A. Gurley 1995-05-16
5412980 Tapping atomic force microscope John A. Gurley 1995-05-09
5400647 Methods of operating atomic force microscopes to measure friction 1995-03-28
5329808 Atomic force microscope John A. Gurley 1994-07-19
5308974 Scanning probe microscope using stored data for vertical probe positioning John A. Gurley 1994-05-03