Patents by Inventor Ludwig Reimer

Ludwig Reimer 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).

  • Device for the detection of back-scattered electrons from a sample in an electron microscope
    Patent number: 4308457
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for the detection of back-scattered electrons emitted by a specimen in an electron microscope, comprising a converter for converting back-scattered electrons emitted by the specimen into secondary electrons, which converter includes a surface layer of a crystalline material having a low atomic number and a low electrical conductivity, preferably magnesium oxide; and a detector for detecting secondary electrons emitted by the converter. Also disclosed is an improved electron microscope embodying this detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: Ernst Leitz Wetzler GmbH
    Inventor: Ludwig Reimer