Patents by Inventor Paul L. Mininni

Paul L. Mininni 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).

  • Method and apparatus of scanning a sample using a scanning probe microscope
    Patent number: 7770439
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of scanning a sample with a scanning probe microscope including scanning a surface of the sample according to at least one scan parameter to obtain data corresponding to the surface, and substantially automatically identifying a transition in the surface. Based on the identified transition, the sample is re-scanned. Preferably, the resultant data is amended with data obtained by re-scanning the transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Paul L. Mininni
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SCANNING A SAMPLE USING A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE
    Publication number: 20080087077
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of scanning a sample with a scanning probe microscope including scanning a surface of the sample according to at least one scan parameter to obtain data corresponding to the surface, and substantially automatically identifying a transition in the surface. Based on the identified transition, the sample is re-scanned. Preferably, the resultant data is amended with data obtained by re-scanning the transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventor: Paul L. Mininni