Patents by Inventor Ashley TILSON

Ashley TILSON 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 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC ZONE AXIS ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20220076917
    Abstract: Automatic alignment of the zone axis of a sample and a charged particle beam is achieved based on a diffraction pattern of the sample. An area corresponding to the Laue circle is segmented using a trained network. The sample is aligned with the charged particle beam by tilting the sample with a zone axis tilt determined based on the segmented area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: FEI Company
    Inventors: John J. FLANAGAN, Nathaniel KURTZ, Ashley TILSON, Phillip PARKER
  • Method and system for automatic zone axis alignment
    Patent number: 11211222
    Abstract: Automatic alignment of the zone axis of a sample and a charged particle beam is achieved based on a diffraction pattern of the sample. An area corresponding to the Laue circle is segmented using a trained network. The sample is aligned with the charged particle beam by tilting the sample with a zone axis tilt determined based on the segmented area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: John J. Flanagan, Nathaniel Kurtz, Ashley Tilson, Phillip Parker
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC ZONE AXIS ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20210202205
    Abstract: Automatic alignment of the zone axis of a sample and a charged particle beam is achieved based on a diffraction pattern of the sample. An area corresponding to the Laue circle is segmented using a trained network. The sample is aligned with the charged particle beam by tilting the sample with a zone axis tilt determined based on the segmented area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: FEI Company
    Inventors: John J. FLANAGAN, Nathaniel KURTZ, Ashley TILSON, Phillip PARKER