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GATAN INC
US·64 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,381 citations·filing 1979–2025
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73 records- 0193US6768110B2Ion beam milling system and method for electron microscopy specimen preparationGATAN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 27, 2004·63 cites·74 claims
- 0291US9696435B2Hybrid energy conversion and processing detectorGATAN INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·8 cites·15 claims
- 0390US5753924AUltra-high tilt specimen cryotransfer holder for electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 19, 1998·68 cites·14 claims
- 0489US5798524AAutomated adjustment of an energy filtering transmission electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·71 cites·25 claims
- 0589US4833330AAnticontaminator for transmission electron microscopesGATAN INC·Filed 1987·Granted May 23, 1989·45 cites·12 claims
- 0689US4743756AParallel-detection electron energy-loss spectrometerGATAN INC·Filed 1987·Granted May 10, 1988·44 cites·11 claims
- 0788US7302043B2Rotating shutter for laser-produced plasma debris mitigationGATAN INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·10 cites·17 claims
- 0888US5922179AApparatus for etching and coating sample specimens for microscopic analysisGATAN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 13, 1999·79 cites·14 claims
- 0988US5065029ACooled CCD camera for an electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 12, 1991·57 cites·12 claims
- 1088US4703181AAnti-drift device for side entry electron microscope specimen holdersGATAN INC·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 27, 1987·41 cites·8 claims
- 1187US11205559B2System and method for alignment of cathodoluminescence opticsGATAN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 21, 2021·2 cites·16 claims
- 1287US6455860B1Resolution enhancement device for an optically-coupled image sensor using high extra-mural absorbent fiberGATAN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·25 cites·19 claims
- 1387US5472566ASpecimen holder and apparatus for two-sided ion milling systemGATAN INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 5, 1995·55 cites·24 claims
- 1487US5300776AAutoadjusting electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 5, 1994·56 cites·10 claims
- 1587US5009743AChemically-assisted ion beam milling system for the preparation of transmission electron microscope specimensGATAN INC·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 23, 1991·39 cites·10 claims
- 1687US4950901ASpecimen cooling holder for side entry transmission electron microscopesGATAN INC·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 21, 1990·40 cites·6 claims
- 1787US4851670AEnergy-selected electron imaging filterGATAN INC·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 25, 1989·39 cites·9 claims
- 1886US5097126AHigh resolution electron energy loss spectrometerGATAN INC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 17, 1992·52 cites·10 claims
- 1985US9966220B2Electron energy loss spectrometer using direct detection sensorGATAN INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·5 cites·17 claims
- 2085US8384050B2Ion beam sample preparation thermal management apparatus and methodsGATAN INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 26, 2013·5 cites·39 claims
- 2185US6388262B1Double tilt and rotate specimen holder for a transmission electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 14, 2002·66 cites·29 claims
- 2284US5536941ARotatable wide angle camera and prism assembly for electron microscopesGATAN INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 16, 1996·44 cites·8 claims
- 2384US5517033AApparatus for improved image resolution in electron microscopyGATAN INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 14, 1996·47 cites·22 claims
- 2483US10943764B2Apparatus for wavelength resolved angular resolved cathodoluminescenceGATAN INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 9, 2021·2 cites·6 claims
- 2582US4797261AMultiple specimen cryotransfer holder for electron microscopesGATAN INC·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 10, 1989·30 cites·3 claims
- 2681US6410925B1Single tilt rotation cryotransfer holder for electron microscopesGATAN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·37 cites·8 claims
- 2780US7964846B2Retractable lens-coupled electron microscope camera with image sensor in electron microscope vacuum chamberGATAN INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 21, 2011·6 cites·13 claims
- 2879US8791438B2Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methodsGATAN INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 29, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 2978US10707051B2Cathodoluminescence optical hubGATAN INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·3 cites·14 claims
- 3078US7700917B1Specimen holder with integral ion beam screen and in situ adjustmentGATAN INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 20, 2010·7 cites·16 claims
- 3178US4672797AMethod and apparatus for securing and transferring grid specimensGATAN INC·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 16, 1987·59 cites·22 claims
- 3277US5635720AResolution-enhancement device for an optically-coupled image sensor for an electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·30 cites·20 claims
- 3377US4996433ASpecimen heating holder for electron microscopesGATAN INC·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 26, 1991·23 cites·4 claims
- 3477US4831255AVariable-attenuation parallel detectorGATAN INC·Filed 1988·Granted May 16, 1989·23 cites·10 claims
- 3576US4272682ASpecimen elevator for an ion milling machineGATAN INC·Filed 1979·Granted Jun 9, 1981·30 cites·17 claims
- 3675US11024484B2Method for high speed EELS spectrum acquisitionGATAN INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 1, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 3775US9966219B2Electron energy loss spectrometerGATAN INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 8, 2018·3 cites·19 claims
- 3875US6414309B2Methods and apparatus for improving resolution and reducing noise in an image detector for an electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 2, 2002·10 cites·11 claims
- 3973US10215865B2Hybrid energy conversion and processing detectorGATAN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·1 cites·13 claims
- 4073US6184524B1Automated set up of an energy filtering transmission electron microscopeGATAN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·33 cites·22 claims
- 4172US2024355943A1Electronic imaging detector with thermal conduction layerGATAN INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4271US4739399ATV system for transmission electron microscopesGATAN INC·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 19, 1988·16 cites·6 claims
- 4369US7466796B2Condenser zone plate illumination for point X-ray sourcesGATAN INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 16, 2008·5 cites·18 claims
- 4467US11764032B2Apparatus for wavelength resolved angular resolved cathodoluminescenceGATAN INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·6 claims
- 4567US10110854B2Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methodsGATAN INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 23, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 4667US8610090B2Ion beam sample preparation thermal management apparatus and methodsGATAN INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·1 cites·22 claims
- 4766US2026066145A1Radiation shielding material, process for manufacture and apparatusGATAN INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4864US12057515B2Electronic imaging detector with thermal conduction layerGATAN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 4962US5818035AOptically coupled large-format solid state imaging apparatus having edges of an imaging deviceGATAN INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 6, 1998·32 cites·9 claims
- 5061US11908655B2Cryotransfer holder and workstationGATAN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
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