Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Code

Douglas M. Code 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).

  • Active scanner bow compensator
    Patent number: 8424364
    Abstract: An active scanner bow compensator for use with a scanner is described. The scanner includes a moveable scanning platform supported within a frame. The active scanner bow compensator supports the scanner and includes a frame of reference, sensors, and an actuator. The sensors detect out-of-plane motion of the scanning platform relative to the frame of reference, and the actuators compensate for the out-of-plane motion by adjusting the orientation of the frame relative to the frame of reference. The active scanner bow compensator may be used in atomic force microscopy applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: nPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Katerina Moloni, Richard Arndt, Lucas Chasteen, Douglas M. Code, Adam Frost, Timothy K. Klemp
  • ACTIVE SCANNER BOW COMPENSATOR
    Publication number: 20100117565
    Abstract: An active scanner bow compensator for use with a scanner is described. The scanner includes a moveable scanning platform supported within a frame. The active scanner bow compensator supports the scanner and includes a frame of reference, sensors, and an actuator. The sensors detect out-of-plane motion of the scanning platform relative to the frame of reference, and the actuators compensate for the out-of-plane motion by adjusting the orientation of the frame relative to the frame of reference. The active scanner bow compensator may be used in atomic force microscopy applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Katerina Moloni, Richard Arndt, Lucas Chasteen, Douglas M. Code, Adam Frost, Timothy K. Klemp