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Santa Barbara, CA, United States of America

Virgil B Elings

USPTO Granted Patents = 51

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 31

Forward Citations = 2,381(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 2,286(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Goleta, CA (US) (1977)
Santa Barbara, CA (US) (1980 - 2012)

Company Filing History:

Digital Instruments

5 out of 15,502

University of California

Veeco Instruments Inc.

4. 1 out of 162

Bruker Nano Gmbh

5. 9 out of 832,880

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Years Active: 1977-2012

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Areas of Expertise:

Atomic Force Microscopy

Scanning Probe Microscopes

Tapping Atomic Force Microscope

Cantilever Tracking

Optical Interference Detection

Mechanical Properties Measurement

Drift Compensation

Immunoassay Techniques

Capacitance Microscopes

Vertical Metrology

Friction Measurement

Piezoelectric Scanners

51 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 8087288 - Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and optical access (2012-01-03),

2. 6642517 - Method and apparatus for atomic force microscopy (2003-11-04),

3. RE37203 - Feedback control for scanning tunnel microscopes (2001-06-05),

4. 6172506 - Capacitance atomic force microscopes and methods of operating such microscopes (2001-01-09),

5. 6032518 - Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and (2000-03-07),

6. 6008489 - Method for improving the operation of oscillating mode atomic force (1999-12-28),

7. 5939709 - Scanning probe optical microscope using a solid immersion lens (1999-08-17),

8. 5898106 - Method and apparatus for obtaining improved vertical metrology (1999-04-27),

9. 5874734 - Atomic force microscope for measuring properties of dielectric and (1999-02-23),

10. 5866807 - Method and apparatus for measuring mechanical properties on a small scale (1999-02-02),

11. 5714682 - Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and (1998-02-03),

12. 5705814 - Scanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignment (1998-01-06),

13. 5560244 - Scanning stylus atomic force microscope with cantilever tracking and (1996-10-01),

14. 5557156 - Scan control for scanning probe microscopes (1996-09-17),

15. 5553487 - Methods of operating atomic force microscopes to measure friction (1996-09-10),

Title: The Innovative Journey of Virgil B Elings

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