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Ralf Netz

Also filed as: NETZ RALF

42 granted patents·11 pending applications·116 citations·filing 2007–2025

97Inventor score

Technology areasG02B G01B G01N G02F H04N

Files withZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH43 GOELLES MICHAEL2 ZEISS CARL MICROIMAGING GMBH2 HELLMICH WIBKE1 KEMPE MICHAEL1

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53 records

0193US8705172B2Microscopy method and microscope with enhanced resolutionKLEPPE INGO·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 22, 2014·25 cites·12 claims
0288US9632296B2High-resolution scanning microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 25, 2017·8 cites·15 claims
0387US9671603B2Optical arrangement and light microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 6, 2017·8 cites·21 claims
0485US10983322B2Single plane illumination microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 20, 2021·4 cites·17 claims
0585US9989746B2Light microscope and microscopy methodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 5, 2018·4 cites·17 claims
0685US9671600B2Light microscope and microscopy methodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 6, 2017·7 cites·15 claims
0785US9404867B2Luminescence microscopyKEMPE MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 2, 2016·6 cites·11 claims
0884US10261300B2Light microscope and method for image recording using a light microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 16, 2019·8 cites·18 claims
0981US10663749B2Light microscope and optical assembly to provide structured illuminating light to examine samplesZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2020·3 cites·22 claims
1081US9470883B2High-resolution scanning microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 18, 2016·5 cites·50 claims
1181US8908271B2Laser scanning microscope and its operating methodZEISS CARL MICROIMAGING GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·5 cites·30 claims
1279US9864182B2High-resolution scanning microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 9, 2018·4 cites·45 claims
1378US11598941B2Method for operating a light microscope with structured illumination and optic arrangementZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 7, 2023·2 cites·15 claims
1476US10317657B2High-resolution scanning microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 11, 2019·3 cites·24 claims
1575US11194144B2Microscopy method using temporal focus modulation, and microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 7, 2021·2 cites·7 claims
1675US10095017B2Microscope and microscopy methodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 9, 2018·3 cites·25 claims
1773US11555991B2Method for illuminating samples in microscopic imaging methodsZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 17, 2023·2 cites·10 claims
1873US11525988B2Assembly for increasing the resolution of a laser scanning microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 13, 2022·2 cites·18 claims
1973US11372223B2High-resolution scanning microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 28, 2022·1 cites·26 claims
2073US9645375B2Light microscope and microscopy methodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·3 cites·15 claims
2170US9791686B2High-resolution scanning microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 17, 2017·1 cites·1 claims
2268US10281701B2High-resolution scanning microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted May 7, 2019·2 cites·27 claims
2365US10649188B2High-resolution spectrally selective scanning microscopy of a sampleZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted May 12, 2020·1 cites·16 claims
2464US11719922B2Single plane illumination microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
2562US10133046B2Optical arrangement and light microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 20, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
2660US11867894B2Method for SIM microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 9, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
2759US12241837B2Apparatus for structured illumination microscopy, method for illuminating a sample and method of structured illumination microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·32 claims
2859US11933956B2Method and device for illuminating a sample planeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
2959US2025377529A1Microscope and method of microscopy for examining a sampleZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3056US8120771B2Configuration of a laser scanning microscope for raster image correlation spectroscopy measurement and method for conducting and evaluating such a measurementWAGNER-CONRAD STEPHAN·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 21, 2012·3 cites·30 claims
3156US2025328000A1Apparatus and method for microscopic illumination of a sample, microscope and microscopy methodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3256US2025377528A1Microscope and Microscopy MethodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3354US8115164B2Calibration device and laser scanning microscope with such a calibration deviceNETZ RALF·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 14, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
3453US9507137B2Microscope with structured illumination using displaceable grid structuresZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 29, 2016·0 cites·12 claims
3553US2025291166A1Multimodal Microscope and Microscopy MethodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3653US2025291168A1Apparatus and Method for Microscopic Optical Manipulation of a Sample, Microscope and Method for MicroscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3753US2025291165A1Microscope and Microscopy MethodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3853US2025291131A1Multimodal Microscope and Microscopy MethodZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
3952US7656583B2Beam combiner employing a wedge-shaped cross-sectionZEISS CARL MICROIMAGING GMBH·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 2, 2010·1 cites·9 claims
4050US11550135B2Optical arrangement and method for light beam shaping for a light microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 10, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
4149US11796782B2Optics arrangement for flexible multi-color illumination for a light microscope and method to this endZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
4249US11454792B2Light microscope and method for providing structured illumination lightZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 27, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
4349US2012268749A1Laser scanning microscope and its operating methodGOELLES MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
4448US10048481B2Scanning microscope and method for determining the point spread function (PSF) of a scanning microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·15 claims
4547US11892618B2Optical arrangement and method for light beam shaping for a light microscopeZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
4646US2014293037A1Optical microscope and method for examining a microscopic sampleZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
4745US11573412B2High-resolution scanning microscopy with discrimination between at least two wave-length rangesZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
4845US11231572B2Arrangement, microscope and method for TIRF microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 25, 2022·0 cites·9 claims
4945US2008068709A1Method and arrangement for the controlled actuation of a microscope, in particular of a laser scanning microscopeZIMMERMANN BERNHARD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
5042US12007545B2Light sheet microscope and method for light sheet microscopyZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·9 claims

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