Inventor · disambiguated record
Stephen C. Minne
Also filed as: MINNE STEPHEN · MINNE STEPHEN C · MINNE STEPHEN CHARLES
39 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,825 citations·filing 1994–2024
98Inventor score
Files withUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR13DIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC9VEECO INSTR INC9BRUKER NANO INC8NANODEVICES INC4
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48 records- 0196US6637276B2Tire sensor and methodMICHELIN RECH TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·75 cites·43 claims
- 0295US6770472B2Direct DNA sequencing with a transcription protein and a nanometer scale electrometerUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·94 cites·18 claims
- 0394US6279389B1AFM with referenced or differential height measurementNANODEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 28, 2001·57 cites·5 claims
- 0494US5666190AMethod of performing lithography using cantilever arrayUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 9, 1997·199 cites·32 claims
- 0593US6951143B1Three-axis sensor assembly for use in an elastomeric materialMICHELIN RECH TECH·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 4, 2005·41 cites·50 claims
- 0693US5883705AAtomic force microscope for high speed imaging including integral actuator and sensorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 16, 1999·172 cites·12 claims
- 0792US5618760AMethod of etching a pattern on a substrate using a scanning probe microscopeUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 8, 1997·100 cites·37 claims
- 0891US9213047B2Method and apparatus of electrical property measurement using an AFM operating in peak force tapping modeBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·7 cites·17 claims
- 0990US12269180B2Stereoscopic visualization camera and integrated robotics platform with force/torque sensor non-linearity correctionDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 8, 2025·4 cites·20 claims
- 1090US8881311B2Method and apparatus of physical property measurement using a probe-based nano-localized light sourceBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 4, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 1190US6196061B1AFM with referenced or differential height measurementNANODEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·108 cites·32 claims
- 1290US6189374B1Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereofNANODEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 20, 2001·96 cites·43 claims
- 1389US6075585AVibrating probe for a scanning probe microscopeUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 13, 2000·155 cites·25 claims
- 1488US6672144B2Dynamic activation for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereofVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·58 cites·14 claims
- 1588US6530266B1Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereofNANODEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 11, 2003·75 cites·49 claims
- 1688US6028305ADual cantilever scanning probe microscopeUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 22, 2000·103 cites·20 claims
- 1787US6810720B2Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereofVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 2, 2004·28 cites·9 claims
- 1887US5908981AInterdigital deflection sensor for microcantileversUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 1, 1999·101 cites·26 claims
- 1984US6886395B2Method of fabricating a surface probing device and probing device produced therebyVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 3, 2005·28 cites·19 claims
- 2084US5742377ACantilever for scanning probe microscope including piezoelectric element and method of using the sameUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 21, 1998·106 cites·38 claims
- 2183US7691661B2Method of fabricating a surface probing deviceVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 6, 2010·8 cites·28 claims
- 2281US9869694B2Method and apparatus of electrical property measurement using an AFM operating in peak force tapping modeBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 2378US2025009466A1Registration degradation correction for surgical navigation proceduresDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2477US7204131B2Dynamic activation for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereofVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 17, 2007·12 cites·4 claims
- 2576US9448252B2Chemical nano-identification of a sample using normalized near-field spectroscopyBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·2 cites·21 claims
- 2676US7036357B2Dynamic activation for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereofVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 2, 2006·17 cites·14 claims
- 2770US6002131AScanning probe potentiometerUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·37 cites·25 claims
- 2870US6000947AMethod of fabricating transistor or other electronic device using scanning probe microscopeUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 14, 1999·38 cites·35 claims
- 2966US9933453B2Chemical nano-identification of a sample using normalized near-field spectroscopyBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 3, 2018·0 cites·11 claims
- 3066US9052336B2Method and apparatus of physical property measurement using a probe-based nano-localized light sourceBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 9, 2015·1 cites·12 claims
- 3165US12090004B2Registration degradation correction for surgical navigation proceduresDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 3265US2025032199A1Microphone directionality control based on surgeon's commandDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3364US7017398B2Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method for use thereofVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 28, 2006·13 cites·9 claims
- 3464US6941823B1Apparatus and method to compensate for stress in a microcantileverVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·15 cites·30 claims
- 3563US6156216AMethod for making nitride cantilevers devicesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·27 cites·20 claims
- 3662US9846178B2Chemical nano-identification of a sample using normalized near-field spectroscopyBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·0 cites·16 claims
- 3756US5858256AMethod of forming small apertureUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 12, 1999·19 cites·21 claims
- 3855US6912893B2Apparatus and method for improving tuning of a probe-based instrumentVEECO INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·6 cites·16 claims
- 3955US2016033547A1Method and Apparatus of Physical Property Measurement Using a Probe-Based Nano-Localized Light SourceBRUKER NANO INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4051US12376915B2Automated touchless registration for surgical navigationDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4151US2024390075A1Integrated surgical navigation and visualization system, and methods thereofDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4251US2023123717A1Localization target for a digital surgical stereoscopeDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4350US2024185432A1System, method, and apparatus for tracking a tool via a digital surgical microscopeDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US2024238050A1Bayonet registration tool/probeDIGITAL SURGERY SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4545US6307202B1Bimorph spirals for uncooled photothermal spectroscopyUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 23, 2001·12 cites·19 claims
- 4642US11965900B2Indicating a status of an analytical instrument on a screen of the analytical instrumentWYATT TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 23, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 4738US2004053440A1Method and apparatus of carbon nanotube fabricationFIRST NANO INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4838US2004037767A1Method and apparatus of carbon nanotube fabricationFIRST NANO INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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