Patents by Inventor Fabian Goettfert

Fabian Goettfert 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).

  • Patent number: 10955348
    Abstract: For high spatial resolution imaging a structure marked with luminescence markers, light that has an effect on the emission of luminescence light by the luminescence markers is directed onto a sample with an intensity distribution having a central zero point. Scan areas of the sample are scanned with the zero point. Luminescence light emitted out of a local area including the zero point is registered and assigned to the respective location of the zero point in the sample. Several copies of an object of interest are arranged in the scan areas and subjected to varying surrounding conditions. The individual scan areas are scanned with the respective zero point at least two times at two different stages of reactions to the varying surrounding conditions. Dimensions of the scan areas are limited such that they are not larger than 75% of a distance of intensity maxima delimiting the zero point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Stefan W. Hell, Fabian Goettfert, Volker Westphal
  • Publication number: 20190011367
    Abstract: For high spatial resolution imaging a structure marked with luminescence markers, light that has an effect on the emission of luminescence light by the luminescence markers is directed onto a sample with an intensity distribution having a central zero point. Scan areas of the sample are scanned with the zero point. Luminescence light emitted out of a local area including the zero point is registered and assigned to the respective location of the zero point in the sample. Several copies of an object of interest are arranged in the scan areas and subjected to varying surrounding conditions. The individual scan areas are scanned with the respective zero point at least two times at two different stages of reactions to the varying surrounding conditions. Dimensions of the scan areas are limited such that they are not larger than 75% of a distance of intensity maxima delimiting the zero point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan W. Hell, Fabian Goettfert, Volker Westphal
  • Patent number: 9891417
    Abstract: For high spatial resolution imaging a structure in a sample, the structure being marked with luminescence markers, light that has an effect on the emission of luminescence light by the luminescence markers is directed onto the sample with an intensity distribution having a zero point and intensity maxima neighboring the zero point in at least one direction. A scan area which is a part of the sample is scanned with the zero point. Luminescence light emitted out of a local area including the zero point is registered and assigned to the respective location of the zero point in the sample. Dimensions of the scan area, in at least one direction in which the intensity maxima are neighboring the zero point, are limited such that they are not larger than 75% of a distance of the intensity maxima in the at least one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
    Inventors: Stefan W. Hell, Fabian Goettfert, Volker Westphal
  • Publication number: 20170082844
    Abstract: For high spatial resolution imaging a structure in a sample, the structure being marked with luminescence markers, light that has an effect on the emission of luminescence light by the luminescence markers is directed onto the sample with an intensity distribution having a zero point and intensity maxima neighboring the zero point in at least one direction. A scan area which is a part of the sample is scanned with the zero point. Luminescence light emitted out of a local area including the zero point is registered and assigned to the respective location of the zero point in the sample. Dimensions of the scan area, in at least one direction in which the intensity maxima are neighboring the zero point, are limited such that they are not larger than 75% of a distance of the intensity maxima in the at least one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan W. Hell, Fabian Goettfert, Volker Westphal