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Virgil B. Elings
Also filed as: ELINGS VIRGIL · ELINGS VIRGIL B
53 granted patents·1 pending application·4,329 citations·filing 1975–2000
99Inventor score
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54 records- 0198US4647544AImmunoassay using optical interference detectionNICOLI DAVID F·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 3, 1987·303 cites·48 claims
- 0298US4537861AApparatus and method for homogeneous immunoassayELINGS VIRGIL B·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 27, 1985·343 cites·67 claims
- 0397US5412980ATapping atomic force microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 9, 1995·215 cites·28 claims
- 0497US5266801AJumping probe microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 30, 1993·191 cites·19 claims
- 0596US5939709AScanning probe optical microscope using a solid immersion lensFiled 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·285 cites·71 claims
- 0696US5025658ACompact atomic force microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 25, 1991·102 cites·32 claims
- 0795US5418363AScanning probe microscope using stored data for vertical probe positioningDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 23, 1995·119 cites·37 claims
- 0895US5308974AScanning probe microscope using stored data for vertical probe positioningDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 3, 1994·116 cites·46 claims
- 0994US5463897AScanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical accessDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 7, 1995·115 cites·41 claims
- 1093US5519212ATapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detectionDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 21, 1996·182 cites·30 claims
- 1193US4608990AMeasuring skin perfusionELINGS VIRGIL B·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 2, 1986·77 cites·2 claims
- 1292US5705814AScanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignmentDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 6, 1998·183 cites·75 claims
- 1391US5557156AScan control for scanning probe microscopesDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·76 cites·45 claims
- 1491US5229606AJumping probe microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 20, 1993·72 cites·30 claims
- 1590US5224376AAtomic force microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 6, 1993·64 cites·11 claims
- 1690US4794806AAutomatic dilution systemNICOLI DAVID F·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 3, 1989·86 cites·39 claims
- 1788US5415027AJumping probe microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 16, 1995·62 cites·20 claims
- 1888US5103095AScanning probe microscope employing adjustable tilt and unitary headDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 7, 1992·96 cites·19 claims
- 1988US4954704AMethod to increase the speed of a scanning probe microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 4, 1990·76 cites·28 claims
- 2086US6642517B1Method and apparatus for atomic force microscopyVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 4, 2003·40 cites·22 claims
- 2186US5400647AMethods of operating atomic force microscopes to measure frictionDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 28, 1995·60 cites·1 claims
- 2286US5329808AAtomic force microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 19, 1994·47 cites·4 claims
- 2386US5081390AMethod of operating a scanning probe microscope to improve drift characteristicsDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 14, 1992·66 cites·13 claims
- 2486US4871938APositioning device for a scanning tunneling microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 3, 1989·52 cites·35 claims
- 2585US5560244AScanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical accessDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 1, 1996·70 cites·7 claims
- 2685US5204531AMethod of adjusting the size of the area scanned by a scanning probeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 20, 1993·61 cites·27 claims
- 2785US4889988AFeedback control for scanning tunnel microscopesDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 26, 1989·49 cites·43 claims
- 2884US5866807AMethod and apparatus for measuring mechanical properties on a small scaleDIGITAL INSTR·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·119 cites·9 claims
- 2984US5077473ADrift compensation for scanning probe microscopes using an enhanced probe positioning systemDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 31, 1991·76 cites·17 claims
- 3083US5051646AMethod of driving a piezoelectric scanner linearly with timeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 24, 1991·55 cites·26 claims
- 3183US4421860AHomogeneous fluoroimmunoassay involving autocorrelation processing of optically sensed signalsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1981·Granted Dec 20, 1983·41 cites·20 claims
- 3282USRE36488ETapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detectionVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 11, 2000·73 cites·31 claims
- 3381US5189906ACompact atomic force microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·44 cites·4 claims
- 3481US4407964AHomogeneous fluoroimmunoassay involving sensing radiation for forward and back directionsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1980·Granted Oct 4, 1983·37 cites·6 claims
- 3580US6008489AMethod for improving the operation of oscillating mode atomic force microscopesDIGITAL INSTR·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·72 cites·58 claims
- 3679US5898106AMethod and apparatus for obtaining improved vertical metrology measurementsDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·61 cites·68 claims
- 3779US5306919APositioning device for scanning probe microscopesDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 26, 1994·48 cites·28 claims
- 3879US5066858AScanning tunneling microscopes with correction for coupling effectsDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 19, 1991·46 cites·28 claims
- 3978US5198715AScanner for scanning probe microscopes having reduced Z-axis non-linearityDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 30, 1993·45 cites·8 claims
- 4078US4999494ASystem for scanning large sample areas with a scanning probe microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 12, 1991·33 cites·22 claims
- 4177US5714682AScanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical accessDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 3, 1998·42 cites·15 claims
- 4276US6172506B1Capacitance atomic force microscopes and methods of operating such microscopesVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 9, 2001·38 cites·12 claims
- 4376US6032518AScanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical accessDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·59 cites·20 claims
- 4475US5253516AAtomic force microscope for small samples having dual-mode operating capabilityDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 19, 1993·39 cites·7 claims
- 4572US5553487AMethods of operating atomic force microscopes to measure frictionDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 10, 1996·37 cites·5 claims
- 4672US5237859AAtomic force microscopeDIGITAL INSTR INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 24, 1993·38 cites·28 claims
- 4765USRE37560EScan control for scanning probe microscopesVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 26, 2002·25 cites·94 claims
- 4856US4230126AApparatus and method for measuring extravascular lung waterELINGS VIRGIL B·Filed 1978·Granted Oct 28, 1980·27 cites·44 claims
- 4953US4404645ACorrelatorELINGS VIRGIL B·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 13, 1983·19 cites·24 claims
- 5052US4015593AApparatus and method for measuring cardiac outputELINGS VIRGIL B·Filed 1975·Granted Apr 5, 1977·25 cites·18 claims
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