Patents by Inventor Hanno Sebastian von Harrach

Hanno Sebastian von Harrach has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8993963
    Abstract: A detector support for an electron microscope including a detector support ring and flexible elements, wherein a first end of each of the flexible elements is connected to the support ring, and wherein the detector support ring and the flexible elements are configured to support at least two detectors in a circumferential arrangement around an optical axis of the electron microscope such that an optical axis of each of the at least two detectors intersects the optical axis of the electron microscope and a target point of the at least two detectors is maintained relatively constant over a temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian von Harrach, Bert Henning Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Publication number: 20140319347
    Abstract: A detector support for an electron microscope including a detector support ring and flexible elements, wherein a first end of each of the flexible elements is connected to the support ring, and wherein the detector support ring and the flexible elements are configured to support at least two detectors in a circumferential arrangement around an optical axis of the electron microscope such that an optical axis of each of the at least two detectors intersects the optical axis of the electron microscope and a target point of the at least two detectors is maintained relatively constant over a temperature change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian von Harrach, Bert Henning Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Publication number: 20140077080
    Abstract: Multiple detectors arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors preferably include a shutter and a cold shield that reduce ice formation on the detector. By providing detectors surrounding the sample, a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample tilt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: FEI Company
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian Von Harrach, Bert Henning Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Patent number: 8592764
    Abstract: Multiple detectors arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors preferably include a shutter and a cold shield that reduce ice formation on the detector. By providing detectors surrounding the sample, a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian von Harrach, Bert Henning Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Publication number: 20130240731
    Abstract: Multiple detectors arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors preferably include a shutter and a cold shield that reduce ice formation on the detector. By providing detectors surrounding the sample, a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample tilt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: FEI Company
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian von Harrach, Bert Henning Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Patent number: 8410439
    Abstract: Multiple detectors arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors preferably include a shutter and a cold shield that reduce ice formation on the detector. By providing detectors surrounding the sample, a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: PEI Company
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian Von Harrach, Bert Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Publication number: 20120074333
    Abstract: Multiple detectors arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors preferably include a shutter and a cold shield that reduce ice formation on the detector. By providing detectors surrounding the sample, a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample tilt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FEI COMPANY
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian von Harrach, Bert Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Patent number: 8080791
    Abstract: Multiple detectors arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors preferably include a shutter and a cold shield that reduce ice formation on the detector. By providing detectors surrounding the sample, a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian von Harrach, Bert Freitag, Pleun Dona
  • Publication number: 20100148064
    Abstract: Multiple detectors arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors preferably include a shutter and a cold shield that reduce ice formation on the detector. By providing detectors surrounding the sample, a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample tilt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: FEI COMPANY
    Inventors: Hanno Sebastian von Harrach, Bert Freitag, Pleun Dona