Patents by Inventor Benjamin Eugene Bammes

Benjamin Eugene Bammes 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 OF ELECTRON BEAM IMAGING OF A SPECIMEN BY COMBINING IMAGES OF AN IMAGE SEQUENCE
    Publication number: 20140239176
    Abstract: A method of imaging of a specimen exposed to an electron beam signal includes acquiring an image sequence of sequential images of the specimen. Each subsequent image in the image sequence represents increased cumulative electron beam signal exposure on the specimen. The method includes collecting cumulative exposure data for each image of the image sequence. The method includes applying a low-pass image processing filter to the images of the image sequence using the cumulative exposure data corresponding to each image to which the filter is being applied to produce processed images. The method includes combining the processed images to produce a final image. A method of imaging is also provided that includes selectively discarding images in the image sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: DIRECT ELECTRON, LP
    Inventors: Benjamin Eugene Bammes, Liang Jin
  • Method of electron beam imaging of a specimen by combining images of an image sequence
    Patent number: 8809781
    Abstract: A method of imaging of a specimen exposed to an electron beam signal includes acquiring an image sequence of sequential images of the specimen. Each subsequent image in the image sequence represents increased cumulative electron beam signal exposure on the specimen. The method includes collecting cumulative exposure data for each image of the image sequence. The method includes applying a low-pass image processing filter to the images of the image sequence using the cumulative exposure data corresponding to each image to which the filter is being applied to produce processed images. The method includes combining the processed images to produce a final image. A method of imaging is also provided that includes selectively discarding images in the image sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin Eugene Bammes, Liang Jin