Patents by Inventor John Leonard Sutko

John Leonard Sutko 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).

  • Method and apparatus for imaging using continuous non-raster patterns
    Patent number: 7009172
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing data collection within a device is disclosed. A device steers a scanning probe in a continuous, non-raster pattern across a specimen. The specimen is supported by a stage, and data is collected in response to interaction between the probe and the specimen to form a data set. Spiral scanning patterns without turnaround regions are utilized in embodiments of the present invention, both with and without rounded corners in the scanning patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada, Reno
    Inventors: Nelson George Publicover, John Leonard Sutko
  • Method and apparatus for imaging using continuous non-raster patterns
    Publication number: 20040217270
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing data collection within a device is disclosed. A device steers a scanning probe in a continuous, non-raster pattern across a specimen. The specimen is supported by a stage, and data is collected in response to interaction between the probe and the specimen to form a data set. Spiral scanning patterns without turnaround regions are utilized in embodiments of the present invention, both with and without rounded corners in the scanning patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: Board of regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada
    Inventors: Nelson George Publicover, John Leonard Sutko