Patents by Inventor Simon Hees

Simon Hees 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).

  • Microscope system, method for operating a charged-particle microscope
    Patent number: 8426812
    Abstract: A method of operating a charged-particle microscope, the method comprising: recording a first image of a first region of an object in a first setting; recording a second image of a second region of the object using the charged-particle microscope in a second setting; reading a third image of a third region using the charged-particle microscope, wherein the first and second regions are contained at least partially within the third region; displaying a representation of the first image at least partly within the displayed third image, wherein the representation of the first image includes a first indicator which is indicative of the first setting; displaying a representation of the second image at least partly within the displayed third image, wherein the representation of the second image includes a second indicator which is indicative of the second setting, and wherein the displayed second indicator is different from the displayed first indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd.
    Inventors: Stewart Bean, Roger Rowland, Simon Hees
  • Microscope System, Method for Operating a Charged-Particle Microscope
    Publication number: 20120104250
    Abstract: A method of operating a charged-particle microscope, the method comprising: recording a first image of a first region of an object in a first setting; recording a second image of a second region of the object using the charged-particle microscope in a second setting; reading a third image of a third region using the charged-particle microscope, wherein the first and second regions are contained at least partially within the third region; displaying a representation of the first image at least partly within the displayed third image, wherein the representation of the first image includes a first indicator which is indicative of the first setting; displaying a representation of the second image at least partly within the displayed third image, wherein the representation of the second image includes a second indicator which is indicative of the second setting, and wherein the displayed second indicator is different from the displayed first indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS NTS LTD.
    Inventors: Stewart Bean, Roger Rowland, Simon Hees