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Method using cantilever to measure physical properties

US6006593A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 1996
Grant dateDec 28, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/873
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of measuring physical properties using a cantilever comprises bringing a tip attached at one end of a cantilever into contact with a sample and causing a vibrational force of a frequency between 10 and 1000 times the fundamental resonance frequency of the cantilever to act on the cantilever.

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