Inventor
BINNIG GERD K
CH41 patents
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IBM
39 patentsUS6871199B1Mar 22, 2005
Processing of textual information and automated apprehension of information
IBM159 citations98
US6092422AJul 25, 2000
Mechanical signal producer based on micromechanical oscillators and intelligent acoustic detectors and systems based thereon
IBM152 citations98
US6079255AJun 27, 2000
Mechanically coupled alternatively usable cantilever structures for scanning a surface
IBM94 citations97
US6249747B1Jun 19, 2001
Investigation and/or manipulation device
IBM82 citations96
US6792418B1Sep 14, 2004
File or database manager systems based on a fractal hierarchical index structure
IBM64 citations95
US7054257B2May 30, 2006
AFM-based data storage and microscopy
IBM20 citations93
US7038996B2May 2, 2006
Method and apparatus for reading an array of thermal resistance sensors
IBM27 citations93
US6218086B1Apr 17, 2001
Method of forming ultrasmall structures and apparatus therefor
IBM50 citations93
US7471614B2Dec 30, 2008
High density data storage medium
IBM19 citations92
US6680808B2Jan 20, 2004
Magnetic millipede for ultra high density magnetic storage
IBM32 citations92
US6628452B2Sep 30, 2003
Optical devices
IBM22 citations92
US4550257AOct 29, 1985
Narrow line width pattern fabrication
IBM34 citations91
US6950814B2Sep 27, 2005
Natural language processing methods and systems
IBM22 citations90
US4499737AFeb 19, 1985
Method and dilution refrigerator for cooling at temperatures below 1° K.
IBM28 citations90
US5877497AMar 2, 1999
Data acquisition and control apparatus for scanning probe systems
IBM35 citations89
US5808302ASep 15, 1998
Fine positioning apparatus with atomic resolution
IBM21 citations89
US7806008B2Oct 5, 2010
Sample analysis using cantilever probe
IBM11 citations84
US7401503B2Jul 22, 2008
Method for analysis through layer-by-layer sample removal using a cantilever probe
IBM11 citations84
US7186019B2Mar 6, 2007
Thermal movement sensor
IBM15 citations84
US7180847B2Feb 20, 2007
Apparatus and method for storing and reading high data capacities
IBM17 citations84
US4539089ASep 3, 1985
Method for depositing material with nanometer dimensions
IBM25 citations79
US7328446B2Feb 5, 2008
Apparatus for reducing sensitivity of an article to mechanical shock
IBM7 citations74
US7057746B2Jun 6, 2006
Scanner for precise movement and low power consumption
IBM9 citations74
US6157114ADec 5, 2000
Mechanical signal processor comprising means for loss compensation
IBM8 citations74
US7522511B2Apr 21, 2009
Method for mechanical data storage device operation and control
IBM5 citations71
US7394749B2Jul 1, 2008
Data read/write systems comprising a tip
IBM4 citations63
US6588932B2Jul 8, 2003
Air bearing between a first and second object
IBM3 citations63
US7409488B2Aug 5, 2008
Data processing system
IBM2 citations60
US7403467B2Jul 22, 2008
Storage device and method for scanning a storage medium
IBM3 citations60
US7099257B2Aug 29, 2006
Data overwriting in probe-based data storage devices
IBM6 citations57
US7996860B2Aug 9, 2011
Apparatus for reducing sensitivity of an article to mechanical shock
IBM1 citations52
US7792011B2Sep 7, 2010
Storage device and method for scanning a storage medium
IBM0 citations52
US7697403B2Apr 13, 2010
Data read/write systems comprising a tip
IBM0 citations52
US7680017B2Mar 16, 2010
Data read/write systems comprising a tip
IBM0 citations52
US7848213B2Dec 7, 2010
Data storage device
IBM0 citations51
US7787350B2Aug 31, 2010
Data storage device
IBM0 citations51
US7109905B2Sep 19, 2006
Data detection for local probe data storage devices
IBM0 citations51
US7675837B2Mar 9, 2010
Device and method for mechanical data storage device operation and control
IBM0 citations45
US7227829B2Jun 5, 2007
Mechanical data processing
IBM0 citations40