Patents by Inventor Norman E. Ragan, Jr.

Norman E. Ragan, Jr. 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).

  • Positioning mechanism and method for providing coaxial alignment of a probe and a scanning means in scanning tunneling and scanning force microscopy
    Patent number: 5483064
    Abstract: A scanning microscope wherein the probe operates at all times in alignment with the piezoelectric element providing the scanning motion. A sample is slidably connected to the piezoelectric element and the target area on the sample is positioned substantially coaxially with the probe and the scanning element prior to commencement of the scanning operation. A particular embodiment of a sample positioner is provided that eliminates any interference by the positioner with the sample during scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Wyko Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Frey, Norman E. Ragan, Jr.