Patents by Inventor Louise Barriss

Louise Barriss 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).

  • Charged particle source with light monitoring for tip temperature determination
    Patent number: 8993981
    Abstract: Systems and methods for heating an apex of a tip of a charged particle source are disclosed. The charged particle source can be, for example, a gas ion source. The systems can include a detector configured to detect light generated by the tip apex, and a controller coupled with the charged particle source and the detector so that the controller can control heating of the tip apex based on the light detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC
    Inventors: John Notte, IV, Randall G. Percival, Milton Rahman, Louise Barriss, Russell Mello, Mark D. DiManna
  • COOLED CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130118184
    Abstract: Cooled charged particle sources and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a charged particle source is thermally coupled to a solid cryogen, such as solid nitrogen. The thermal coupling can be design to provide good thermal conductivity to maintain the charged particle source at a desirably low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS NTS, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Groholski, Mark D. DiManna, Brian M. Bassett, Louise Barriss, Colin A. Sanford, John Notte IV
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HEATING A TIP APEX OF A CHARGED PARTICLE SOURCE
    Publication number: 20120074318
    Abstract: Systems and methods for heating an apex of a tip of a charged particle source are disclosed. The charged particle source can be, for example, a gas ion source. The systems can include a detector configured to detect light generated by the tip apex, and a controller coupled with the charged particle source and the detector so that the controller can control heating of the tip apex based on the light detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS NTS, LLC
    Inventors: John Notte, IV, Randall G. Percival, Milton Rahman, Louise Barriss, Russell Mello, Mark D. DiManna