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Gerd Binnig
Also filed as: BINNIG GERD · BINNIG GERD K · BINNIG GERD KARL
78 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,893 citations·filing 1980–2017
99Inventor score
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87 records- 0199US4343993AScanning tunneling microscopeIBM·Filed 1980·Granted Aug 10, 1982·286 cites·12 claims
- 0298US5835477AMass-storage applications of local probe arraysIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 10, 1998·200 cites·30 claims
- 0392US8594410B2Context driven image mining to generate image-based biomarkersSCHMIDT GUENTER·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 26, 2013·22 cites·15 claims
- 0492US6249747B1Investigation and/or manipulation deviceIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 19, 2001·82 cites·25 claims
- 0591US7806008B2Sample analysis using cantilever probeIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 5, 2010·11 cites·8 claims
- 0691US6680808B2Magnetic millipede for ultra high density magnetic storageIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·32 cites·10 claims
- 0791US6092422AMechanical signal producer based on micromechanical oscillators and intelligent acoustic detectors and systems based thereonIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 25, 2000·152 cites·17 claims
- 0890US9245337B2Context driven image mining to generate image-based biomarkersDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 26, 2016·12 cites·20 claims
- 0990US9159129B2Generating image-based diagnostic tests by optimizing image analysis and data mining of co-registered imagesDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2015·13 cites·25 claims
- 1089US8699769B2Generating artificial hyperspectral images using correlated analysis of co-registered imagesSCHOENMEYER RALF·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 15, 2014·17 cites·21 claims
- 1189US7401503B2Method for analysis through layer-by-layer sample removal using a cantilever probeIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 22, 2008·11 cites·1 claims
- 1289US7038996B2Method and apparatus for reading an array of thermal resistance sensorsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted May 2, 2006·27 cites·23 claims
- 1388US6871199B1Processing of textual information and automated apprehension of informationIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 22, 2005·159 cites·63 claims
- 1487US9466103B2Biomarker evaluation through image analysisDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·5 cites·19 claims
- 1586US6079255AMechanically coupled alternatively usable cantilever structures for scanning a surfaceIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 27, 2000·94 cites·22 claims
- 1685US6792418B1File or database manager systems based on a fractal hierarchical index structureIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 14, 2004·64 cites·47 claims
- 1784US9042630B2Biomarker evaluation through image analysisBINNIG GERD·Filed 2011·Granted May 26, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 1884US8711149B2Graphical user interface for interpreting the results of image analysisSCHMIDT GUENTER·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·9 cites·39 claims
- 1984US7180847B2Apparatus and method for storing and reading high data capacitiesIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·17 cites·20 claims
- 2084US4422002APiezo-electric travelling supportIBM·Filed 1982·Granted Dec 20, 1983·44 cites·7 claims
- 2183US7522511B2Method for mechanical data storage device operation and controlIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 21, 2009·5 cites·1 claims
- 2280US8019134B2Automatic image analysis and quantification for fluorescence in situ hybridizationDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 13, 2011·16 cites·18 claims
- 2380US6628452B2Optical devicesIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·22 cites·29 claims
- 2480US4550257ANarrow line width pattern fabricationIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 29, 1985·34 cites·4 claims
- 2578US9740957B2Learning pixel visual context from object characteristics to generate rich semantic imagesDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 22, 2017·6 cites·7 claims
- 2677US9741112B2Generating image-based diagnostic tests by optimizing image analysis and data mining of co-registered imagesSCHOENMEYER RALF·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 22, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 2776US9092852B2Generating an anatomical model using a rule-based segmentation and classification processDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 28, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 2876US7437915B2Probe for scanning over a substrate and a data storage deviceIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 21, 2008·2 cites·14 claims
- 2976US6218086B1Method of forming ultrasmall structures and apparatus thereforIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 17, 2001·50 cites·15 claims
- 3075US9740912B2Evaluation of co-registered images of differently stained tissue slicesSCHOENMEYER RALF·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 22, 2017·4 cites·17 claims
- 3175US8319793B2Analyzing pixel data by imprinting objects of a computer-implemented network structure into other objectsSCHAEPE ARNO·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 27, 2012·18 cites·40 claims
- 3275US7849516B2Probe for scanning over a substrate and a data storage deviceIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 7, 2010·3 cites·14 claims
- 3375US7054257B2AFM-based data storage and microscopyIBM·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·20 cites·35 claims
- 3473US7471614B2High density data storage mediumIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 30, 2008·19 cites·18 claims
- 3573US6667467B2Microprobe and scanning probe apparatus having microprobeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 23, 2003·30 cites·10 claims
- 3673US4539089AMethod for depositing material with nanometer dimensionsIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 3, 1985·25 cites·11 claims
- 3772US10445557B2Learning pixel visual context from object characteristics to generate rich semantic imagesDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 15, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 3872US8879819B2Gleason grading by segmenting and combining co-registered images of differently stained tissue slicesDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·4 cites·25 claims
- 3972US7801361B2Analyzing pixel data using image, thematic and object layers of a computer-implemented network structureDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·9 cites·29 claims
- 4071US7186019B2Thermal movement sensorIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·15 cites·12 claims
- 4170US7996860B2Apparatus for reducing sensitivity of an article to mechanical shockIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 9, 2011·1 cites·5 claims
- 4270US6950814B2Natural language processing methods and systemsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 27, 2005·22 cites·36 claims
- 4370US4499737AMethod and dilution refrigerator for cooling at temperatures below 1° K.IBM·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 19, 1985·28 cites·12 claims
- 4468US7117131B2Method for characterizing a complex systemDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 3, 2006·13 cites·20 claims
- 4568US6832002B2Method of iterative segmentation of a digital pictureDEFINIENS AG·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·20 cites·38 claims
- 4668US6757125B2Head suspension for disk-based data storage apparatusHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·6 cites·13 claims
- 4768US5739425ACantilever with integrated deflection sensorIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·36 cites·17 claims
- 4866US7099257B2Data overwriting in probe-based data storage devicesIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 29, 2006·6 cites·54 claims
- 4965US7394749B2Data read/write systems comprising a tipIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2008·4 cites·16 claims
- 5064US7697403B2Data read/write systems comprising a tipIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 13, 2010·0 cites·10 claims
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