Patents by Inventor Gerd K. Binnig
Gerd K. Binnig 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).
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Patent number: 7996860Abstract: Apparatus for reducing sensitivity of an article to mechanical shock comprises a frame; first and second planar masses mounted in the frame for bi-directional movement relative to the frame along a first axis of displacement; a first lever pivotable about a first fulcrum secured to the frame; the lever having one end connected to the first mass and the other end connected to the second mass, and the fulcrum being disposed between the ends of the lever; whereby the torque exerted about the fulcrum by the first mass is countered by the torque exerted about the fulcrum by the second mass in response to a mechanical shock applied to the frame along the axis of displacement such that an article carried by the first mass in use has reduced sensitivity to the shock.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerd K. Binnig, Walter Haeberle, Mark A. Lantz, Hugo E. Rothuizen
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Patent number: 7848213Abstract: A storage device including a storage medium for storing data in the form of topographic or magnetic marks. At least one probe is mounted on a common frame, the common frame and the storage medium designed for moving relative to each other for creating or detecting said marks. Each probe includes a tip facing the storage medium, a read sensing element, a write element and a capacitive platform, that forms a first electrode and is designed for a voltage potential applied to it independent from a control signal for said read sensing element and for said voltage potential applied to said capacitive platform being independent from a control signal for said write heating element. It further comprises a second electrode arranged in a fixed position relative to the storage medium forming a first capacitor together wherein said first electrode and a medium between the first and second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Peter Baechtold, Johannes G. Bednorz, Gerd K. Binnig, Giovanni Cherubini, Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Michel Despont
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Patent number: 7806008Abstract: A method and apparatus for analysis of a sample. The method includes an accessing operation for accessing a region of the sample via a tip of at least one probe mounted on a cantilever. A removing operation removes a sample material from the region that is accessed by the tip of the at least one probe mounted on the cantilever. A sensing operation senses a parameter associated to the removal of the sample material in the removing operation. The accessing, removing, and sensing operations are repeated to facilitate removal of at least one layer of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Gerd K. Binnig
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Patent number: 7792011Abstract: A storage device and a method for scanning a storage medium. A storage medium for storing data in the form of marks is scanned by an array of probes for mark detecting purposes in a scanning mode. The storage medium has fields with each field to be scanned by an associated one of the probes. At least one of the fields has marks representing operational data for operating the scanning mode. Scanning parameters are computed from the operational data and the scanning mode is adjusted according to the computed parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Albrecht, Gerd K. Binnig, Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Charalampos Pozidis, Sri M. Sri-Jayantha, Peter Vettiger
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Patent number: 7787350Abstract: A storage device including a storage medium for storing data in the form of topographic or magnetic marks. At least one probe is mounted on a common frame, the common frame and the storage medium designed for moving relative to each other for creating or detecting said marks. Each probe includes a tip facing the storage medium, a read sensing element, a write element and a capacitive platform, that forms a first electrode and is designed for a voltage potential applied to it independent from a control signal for said read sensing element and for said voltage potential applied to said capacitive platform being independent from a control signal for said write heating element. It further comprises a second electrode arranged in a fixed position relative to the storage medium forming a first capacitor together wherein said first electrode and a medium between the first and second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Peter Baechtold, Johannes G. Bednorz, Gerd K. Binnig, Giovanni Cherubini, Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Michel Despont
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Patent number: 7697403Abstract: A method for writing data to and/or reading data from locations on a surface via a tip comprises moving the tip between the locations on the surface. At each location, energy is selectively applied to the surface via the tip and the tip and the surface are selectively forced together in synchronization with the application of energy.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerd K. Binnig, Walter Haeberle, Peter Vettiger
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Patent number: 7680017Abstract: A method for writing data to and/or reading data from locations on a surface via a tip comprises moving the tip between the locations on the surface. At each location, energy is selectively applied to the surface via the tip and the tip and the surface are selectively forced together in synchronization with the application of energy.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerd K. Binnig, Walter Haeberle, Peter Vettiger
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Patent number: 7675837Abstract: The present invention provides data storage devices, systems and methods. An example device includes: a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks; and at least one probe. The probe(s) and storage medium are operable to move relative to each other, with each probe comprising a tip facing the storage medium and having a force creating unit associated thereto. The force creating units are operable to create a force acting between the tip and said storage medium. The data storage device is operable to erase an indentation mark in the storage medium by way of controlling the force creating unit for creating at least one erase force pulse with a force rise time being less than or equal to the order of 1 microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bernd W. Gotsman, Urs T. Duerig, Charalampos Pozidie, Hugo E. Rothuizen, Gerd K. Binnig
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Patent number: 7522511Abstract: The present invention provides data storage devices, systems and methods. An example device includes: a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks; and at least one probe. The probe(s) and storage medium are operable to move relative to each other, with each probe comprising a tip facing the storage medium and having a force creating unit associated thereto. The force creating units are operable to create a force acting between the tip and said storage medium. The data storage device is operable to erase an indentation mark in the storage medium by way of controlling the force creating unit for creating at least one erase force pulse with a force rise time being less than or equal to the order of 1 microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bernd W. Gotsmann, Urs T. Duerig, Charalamoos Pozidie, Hugo E. Rothuizen, Gerd K. Binnig
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Patent number: 7471614Abstract: A method reading, writing, and erasing data includes bringing a thermal-mechanical probe into proximity with a layer of cross-linked polymeric material to induce a deformed region at a point in the film, thereby writing information; bringing a thermal-mechanical probe into proximity with the deformed region, thereby reading information; and bringing a thermal-mechanical probe into proximity with the deformed region, further deforming it in such a way to eliminate the deformed region, thereby erasing the information; and repeating the storing, reading, and erasing steps at points in the film.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jane Frommer, Robert D. Miller, Craig Hawker, Urs T. Duerig, Bernd W Gotsmann, Peter Vettiger, Gerd K. Binnig, Victor Yee-Way Lee
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Publication number: 20080316905Abstract: A storage device including a storage medium for storing data in the form of topographic or magnetic marks. At least one probe is mounted on a common frame, the common frame and the storage medium designed for moving relative to each other for creating or detecting said marks. Each probe includes a tip facing the storage medium, a read sensing element, a write element and a capacitive platform, that forms a first electrode and is designed for a voltage potential applied to it independent from a control signal for said read sensing element and for said voltage potential applied to said capacitive platform being independent from a control signal for said write heating element. It further comprises a second electrode arranged in a fixed position relative to the storage medium forming a first capacitor together wherein said first electrode and a medium between the first and second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Peter Baechtold, Johannes G. Bednorz, Gerd K. Binnig, Giovanni Cherubini, Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Michel Despont
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Publication number: 20080271522Abstract: A method and apparatus for analysis of a sample. The method includes an accessing operation for accessing a region of the sample via a tip of at least one probe mounted on a cantilever. A removing operation removes a sample material from the region that is accessed by the tip of the at least one probe mounted on the cantilever. A sensing operation senses a parameter associated to the removal of the sample material in the removing operation. The accessing, removing, and sensing operations are repeated to facilitate removal of at least one layer of the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventor: Gerd K. Binnig
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Publication number: 20080247300Abstract: A storage device and a method for scanning a storage medium. A storage medium for storing data in the form of marks is scanned by an array of probes for mark detecting purposes in a scanning mode. The storage medium has fields with each field to be scanned by an associated one of the probes. At least one of the fields has marks representing operational data for operating the scanning mode. Scanning parameters are computed from the operational data and the scanning mode is adjusted according to the computed parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Albrecht, Gerd K. Binnig, Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Charalampos Pozidis, Sri M. Sri-Jayantha, Peter Vettiger
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Publication number: 20080230696Abstract: Provides surface treatment devices, surface scanning devices, methods of operating a surface treatment device and methods of operating a surface scanning device. An area within a medium comprises at least one sharpening location for sharpening a tip of a probe mechanically. The tip is conically shaped with a radius of an apex smaller than 100 nm. In the case of the surface treatment device the probe is designed for altering the surface of the medium. In the case of the surface scanning device the probe is designed for scanning the medium. The sharpening location is suited for sharpening the tip mechanically. For that purpose the probe and the medium are being moved relative to each other such that the tip is located in the sharpening location. Then the probe and/or the medium are moved relative to each other such, that the tip is mechanically sharpened.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Gerd K. Binnig, Walter Haeberle, Dorothea W. Wiesmann
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Publication number: 20080225676Abstract: The present invention provides data storage devices, systems and methods. An example device includes: a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks; and at least one probe. The probe(s) and storage medium are operable to move relative to each other, with each probe comprising a tip facing the storage medium and having a force creating unit associated thereto. The force creating units are operable to create a force acting between the tip and said storage medium. The data storage device is operable to erase an indentation mark in the storage medium by way of controlling the force creating unit for creating at least one erase force pulse with a force rise time being less than or equal to the order of 1 microsecond.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Bernd W. Gotsman, Urs T. Duerig, Charalampos Pozidie, Hugo E. Rothuizen, Gerd K. Binnig
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Patent number: 7409488Abstract: A data processing system comprises a local probe storage array having a plurality of sensors for reading data from a storage surface. A plurality of data processing elements are mounted on the storage array. Each data processing element is connected to different sensor of the array for processing data read by the connected sensor. The data processing elements may be logic gates for performing simple comparisons with input data. Alternatively, each data processing element may comprise more complex logic circuitry for performing more complex functions based on data read by the storage array. Such function may involve a combination of data read by the storage array and data input to the data processing system from an another source. Each data processing element may comprise a complete microprocessor system responsive to data read from the storage array.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines IncInventors: Gerd K. Binnig, Michel Despont, Urs T. Durig, Walter Haberle, Peter Vettiger
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Patent number: 7403467Abstract: A storage device and a method for scanning a storage medium. A storage medium for storing data in the form of marks is scanned by an array of probes for mark detecting purposes in a scanning mode. The storage medium has fields with each field to be scanned by an associated one of the probes. At least one of the fields has marks representing operational data for operating the scanning mode. Scanning parameters are computed from the operational data and the scanning mode is adjusted according to the computed parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2003Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Albrecht, Gerd K. Binnig, Evangelos S. Elftheriou, Charalampos Pozidis, Sri M. Sri-Jayantha, Peter Vettiger
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Patent number: 7401503Abstract: A method and apparatus for analysis of a sample. The method includes an accessing operation for accessing a region of the sample via a tip of at least one probe mounted on a cantilever. A removing operation removes a sample material from the region that is accessed by the tip of the at least one probe mounted on the cantilever. A sensing operation senses a parameter associated to the removal of the sample material in the removing operation. The accessing, removing, and sensing operations are repeated to facilitate removal of at least one layer of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Gerd K. Binnig
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Patent number: 7394749Abstract: A method for writing data to and/or reading data from locations on a surface via a tip comprises moving the tip between the locations on the surface. At each location, energy is selectively applied to the surface via the tip and the tip and the surface are selectively forced together in synchronization with the application of energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerd K. Binnig, Walter Haeberle, Peter Vettiger
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Publication number: 20080130158Abstract: Apparatus for reducing sensitivity of an article to mechanical shock comprises a frame; first and second planar masses mounted in the frame for bi-directional movement relative to the frame along a first axis of displacement; a first lever pivotable about a first fulcrum secured to the frame; the lever having one end connected to the first mass and the other end connected to the second mass, and the fulcrum being disposed between the ends of the lever; whereby the torque exerted about the fulcrum by the first mass is countered by the torque exerted about the fulcrum by the second mass in response to a mechanical shock applied to the frame along the axis of displacement such that an article carried by the first mass in use has reduced sensitivity to the shock.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Gerd K. Binnig, Walter Haeberle, Mark A. Lantz, Hugo E. Rothuizen