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Holger Birk
Also filed as: BIRK HOLGER
46 granted patents·10 pending applications·447 citations·filing 2000–2025
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56 records- 0198US6611643B2Illuminating device and microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 26, 2003·112 cites·32 claims
- 0290US6796699B2Laser illuminator and methodLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 28, 2004·49 cites·24 claims
- 0388US10101203B2Device and method for detecting lightBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 16, 2018·8 cites·21 claims
- 0488US6567164B2Entangled-photon microscope and confocal microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted May 20, 2003·36 cites·21 claims
- 0586US6710918B2Scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 23, 2004·32 cites·39 claims
- 0684US7110645B2Method and instrument for microscopyLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·23 cites·19 claims
- 0784US6898367B2Method and instrument for microscopyLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted May 24, 2005·24 cites·5 claims
- 0883US7151270B2Method for classifying object image regions of an object to be detected using a scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 19, 2006·21 cites·25 claims
- 0983US6737635B2Apparatus for combining light and confocal scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2004·26 cites·5 claims
- 1080US11262465B2Method for evaluating a single-photon detector signalLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 1, 2022·2 cites·23 claims
- 1178US11215503B2Method for counting photons by means of a photomultiplierLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 4, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 1276US9450118B2Detector apparatusWIDZGOWSKI BERND·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 20, 2016·2 cites·24 claims
- 1376US9036232B2Device for scanning an object, method for operating the device and scanning microscopeBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2011·Granted May 19, 2015·4 cites·12 claims
- 1476US8681412B2Acousto-optical system, microscope and method of use of the acousto-optical systemWIDZGOWSKI BERND·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·4 cites·28 claims
- 1576US6654166B2Scanning microscope with multiband illumination and optical component for a scanning microscope with multiband illuminationLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·17 cites·18 claims
- 1674US7477380B2Scanning microscope comprising a confocal slit scanner for imaging an objectLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 13, 2009·15 cites·18 claims
- 1774US6888674B1Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted May 3, 2005·11 cites·25 claims
- 1873US9042010B2Scanning microscope and method for optically scanning one or more samplesWIDZGOWSKI BERND·Filed 2011·Granted May 26, 2015·3 cites·13 claims
- 1971US7123408B2Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 17, 2006·4 cites·7 claims
- 2071US6864989B2Method for illuminating an object with light from a laser light sourceLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 8, 2005·12 cites·25 claims
- 2169US9599804B2System and method for computer-controlled execution of at least one test in a scanning microscopeBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 21, 2017·5 cites·16 claims
- 2267US6967764B2Optical arrangement and scan microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·10 cites·20 claims
- 2365US12468186B2Method and signal generator for controlling an acousto-optic elementLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 2465US7600926B2Device for adjusting an optical fiber or an optical fiber bundleLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 13, 2009·4 cites·21 claims
- 2561US7679822B2Broadband laser illumination device for a scanning microscope with output stabilizationLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 16, 2010·1 cites·5 claims
- 2659US8503076B2Apparatus for the detection of light in a scanning microscopeBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 6, 2013·2 cites·16 claims
- 2757US6850358B2Scanning microscope and optical elementLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·4 cites·11 claims
- 2856US9130079B2Detector apparatus having a cooling componentSCHREIBER FRANK·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 8, 2015·0 cites·24 claims
- 2956US9117947B2Detector apparatus having a cooling componentSCHREIBER FRANK·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·26 claims
- 3055US8319970B2Device and method for beam adjustment in an optical beam pathBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 27, 2012·1 cites·21 claims
- 3152US7002717B1Apparatus for beam deflectionLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 21, 2006·3 cites·30 claims
- 3252US2025292435A1Device, optical imaging system, method and computer programLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3351US7596454B2Method for separating detection channels of a microscope systemLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 29, 2009·3 cites·16 claims
- 3449US11747604B2Method and device for scanning a sampleLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3549US7045772B2Device and method for controlling the optical power in a microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·2 cites·35 claims
- 3648US9372329B2Method for correcting image distortions in a confocal scanning microscopeBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 21, 2016·0 cites·9 claims
- 3748US6806950B2Apparatus for determining a light power level, microscope, and method for microscopyLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 19, 2004·3 cites·35 claims
- 3848US2007035822A1Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US7223961B2Device for selectively detecting specific wavelength components of a light beamLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·1 cites·10 claims
- 4046US7016101B2Scanning microscope and optical elementLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 21, 2006·0 cites·10 claims
- 4144US7259366B2Apparatus for the detection of photons of a light beam having a three-dimensional array of detectorsLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 21, 2007·0 cites·18 claims
- 4243US8542439B2Method and device for scanning-microscopy imaging of a specimenBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 24, 2013·0 cites·15 claims
- 4343US8503084B2Optical arrangement and method for controlling and influencing a light rayBIRK HOLGER·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 6, 2013·0 cites·22 claims
- 4442US7495236B2Apparatus and method for detection with a scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 24, 2009·0 cites·30 claims
- 4541US2006219881A1MicroscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4641US2013044370A1Device and method for scanning an object and a microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4740US8844671B2Apparatus for damping sound in the optical beam path of a microscope, and microscope having a corresponding apparatusLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 30, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
- 4840US2004032651A1Method for scanning microscopy, and scanning microscopeLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4939US6813072B2Method for adjusting a microscope and microscope with a device for adjusting a light beamLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 2, 2004·1 cites·27 claims
- 5039US2016181459A1Method for increasing the dynamic range of a silicon photomultiplierLEICA MICROSYSTEMS·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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