Inventor
BIRK HOLGER
DE47 patents
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LEICA MICROSYSTEMS
33 patentsUS6611643B2Aug 26, 2003
Illuminating device and microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS112 citations98
US7151270B2Dec 19, 2006
Method for classifying object image regions of an object to be detected using a scanning microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS21 citations92
US7110645B2Sep 19, 2006
Method and instrument for microscopy
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS23 citations92
US6898367B2May 24, 2005
Method and instrument for microscopy
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS24 citations92
US6796699B2Sep 28, 2004
Laser illuminator and method
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS49 citations92
US6737635B2May 18, 2004
Apparatus for combining light and confocal scanning microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS26 citations92
US6710918B2Mar 23, 2004
Scanning microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS32 citations92
US6567164B2May 20, 2003
Entangled-photon microscope and confocal microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS36 citations92
US7477380B2Jan 13, 2009
Scanning microscope comprising a confocal slit scanner for imaging an object
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS15 citations84
US6864989B2Mar 8, 2005
Method for illuminating an object with light from a laser light source
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS12 citations84
US6654166B2Nov 25, 2003
Scanning microscope with multiband illumination and optical component for a scanning microscope with multiband illumination
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS17 citations84
US6967764B2Nov 22, 2005
Optical arrangement and scan microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS10 citations74
US6888674B1May 3, 2005
Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS11 citations74
US11262465B2Mar 1, 2022
Method for evaluating a single-photon detector signal
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS2 citations73
US11215503B2Jan 4, 2022
Method for counting photons by means of a photomultiplier
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS2 citations73
US7596454B2Sep 29, 2009
Method for separating detection channels of a microscope system
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS3 citations63
US7123408B2Oct 17, 2006
Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS4 citations63
US6850358B2Feb 1, 2005
Scanning microscope and optical element
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS4 citations63
US12468186B2Nov 11, 2025
Method and signal generator for controlling an acousto-optic element
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations62
US7045772B2May 16, 2006
Device and method for controlling the optical power in a microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS2 citations62
US7002717B1Feb 21, 2006
Apparatus for beam deflection
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS3 citations62
US7600926B2Oct 13, 2009
Device for adjusting an optical fiber or an optical fiber bundle
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS4 citations61
US6806950B2Oct 19, 2004
Apparatus for determining a light power level, microscope, and method for microscopy
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS3 citations59
US11747604B2Sep 5, 2023
Method and device for scanning a sample
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations52
US7679822B2Mar 16, 2010
Broadband laser illumination device for a scanning microscope with output stabilization
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS1 citations52
US7259366B2Aug 21, 2007
Apparatus for the detection of photons of a light beam having a three-dimensional array of detectors
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations52
US7223961B2May 29, 2007
Device for selectively detecting specific wavelength components of a light beam
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS1 citations52
US7016101B2Mar 21, 2006
Scanning microscope and optical element
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations52
US12553770B2Feb 17, 2026
Method and apparatus configured to count n-photon events
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations51
US8844671B2Sep 30, 2014
Apparatus for damping sound in the optical beam path of a microscope, and microscope having a corresponding apparatus
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations46
US6813072B2Nov 2, 2004
Method for adjusting a microscope and microscope with a device for adjusting a light beam
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS1 citations44
US7495236B2Feb 24, 2009
Apparatus and method for detection with a scanning microscope
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations42
US7675019B2Mar 9, 2010
Method and device for adjusting at least one light beam in an optical system
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS0 citations34
BIRK HOLGER
8 patentsUS10101203B2Oct 16, 2018
Device and method for detecting light
BIRK HOLGER8 citations83
US9036232B2May 19, 2015
Device for scanning an object, method for operating the device and scanning microscope
BIRK HOLGER4 citations72
US9599804B2Mar 21, 2017
System and method for computer-controlled execution of at least one test in a scanning microscope
BIRK HOLGER5 citations62
US8503076B2Aug 6, 2013
Apparatus for the detection of light in a scanning microscope
BIRK HOLGER2 citations62
US9372329B2Jun 21, 2016
Method for correcting image distortions in a confocal scanning microscope
BIRK HOLGER0 citations51
US8319970B2Nov 27, 2012
Device and method for beam adjustment in an optical beam path
BIRK HOLGER1 citations51
US8542439B2Sep 24, 2013
Method and device for scanning-microscopy imaging of a specimen
BIRK HOLGER0 citations47
US8503084B2Aug 6, 2013
Optical arrangement and method for controlling and influencing a light ray
BIRK HOLGER0 citations41
WIDZGOWSKI BERND
3 patentsUS8681412B2Mar 25, 2014
Acousto-optical system, microscope and method of use of the acousto-optical system
WIDZGOWSKI BERND4 citations72
US9042010B2May 26, 2015
Scanning microscope and method for optically scanning one or more samples
WIDZGOWSKI BERND3 citations62
US9450118B2Sep 20, 2016
Detector apparatus
WIDZGOWSKI BERND2 citations61