Patents by Inventor Chriatian Rankl

Chriatian Rankl 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 for positioning an atomic force microscopy tip in a cell
    Patent number: 8528111
    Abstract: A method for positioning a tip of an atomic force microscope relative to a intracellular target site in a cell is provided. In general terms, the method comprises: a) positioning a fluorescent tip of an atomic force microscope over a cell comprising a fluorescent intracellular target site so that said tip is above target site; b) moving the tip toward said target site while obtaining images of the distal end of said tip and/or the target site using a fluorescence microscope; and c) arresting the movement of the tip when the target site and the distal end of the tip are both in focus in the fluorescence microscope. A microscope system for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nazumi Alice Yamada, Bo U. Curry, Chriatian Rankl
  • METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY TIP IN A CELL
    Publication number: 20130014295
    Abstract: A method for positioning a tip of an atomic force microscope relative to a intracellular target site in a cell is provided. In general terms, the method comprises: a) positioning a fluorescent tip of an atomic force microscope over a cell comprising a fluorescent intracellular target site so that said tip is above target site; b) moving the tip toward said target site while obtaining images of the distal end of said tip and/or the target site using a fluorescence microscope; and c) arresting the movement of the tip when the target site and the distal end of the tip are both in focus in the fluorescence microscope. A microscope system for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Nazumi Alice Yamada, Bo U. Curry, Chriatian Rankl