Patents by Inventor Mark Straw

Mark Straw 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).

  • INTEGRATED LIGHT OPTICS AND GAS DELIVERY IN A CHARGED PARTICLE LENS
    Publication number: 20150380205
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for directing light or gas or both to a specimen positioned within about 2 mm from the lower end of a charged particle beam column The charged particle beam column assembly includes a platform defining a specimen holding position and has a set of electrostatic lenses each including a set of electrodes. The assembly includes a final electrostatic lens that includes a final electrode that is closest to the specimen holding position. This final electrode defines at least one internal passageway having a terminus that is proximal to and directed toward the specimen holding position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: FEI Company
    Inventors: N. William Parker, Mark Straw, Jorge Filevich, Aurelien Philippe Jean Maclou Botman, Steven Randolph, Clive Chandler, Mark Utlaut