Patents by Inventor Matthias Böcker

Matthias Böcker 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 scanning a sample surface covered with a liquid
    Patent number: 8332960
    Abstract: A device for scanning the surface of a sample which is covered with a liquid, comprising a probe which has a tip at one end, means for moving the probe and the sample relative to one another a light source focussing device which focuses light from the light source onto a location in the area of the tip located in the liquid and a detector for detecting light which was scattered by the tip, wherein a boundary surface at which the light enters the liquid is located on the light path between the light source and the tip, wherein the boundary surface is positionally fixed with respect to the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Westfalische Wilhems-Universitat Munster
    Inventors: Tilman Schäffer, Matthias Böcker, Boris Anczykowski
  • DEVICE FOR SCANNING A SAMPLE SURFACE COVERED WITH A LIQUID
    Publication number: 20110162117
    Abstract: A device for scanning the surface of a sample which is covered with a liquid, comprising a probe which has a tip at one end, means for moving the probe and the sample relative to one another a light source focussing device which focuses light from the light source onto a location in the area of the tip located in the liquid and a detector for detecting light which was scattered by the tip, wherein a boundary surface at which the light enters the liquid is located on the light path between the light source and the tip, wherein the boundary surface is positionally fixed with respect to the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Tilman Schäffer, Matthias Böcker, Boris Anczykowski