Glass structures for nanodelivery and nanosensing

US6396966B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• NANOPTICS, INCORPORATED · IL

Inventors

• Aaron Lewis · Jerusalem, IL
• Galina Fish · Jerusalem, IL
• Sophia Kokotov · 'Anata, IL
• Edward Khachairyan · Jerusalem, IL
• Andrey Ignatov · Jerusalem, IL
• Rimma Glazer · Jerusalem, IL
• Anatoly Komissar · Jerusalem, IL
• Yuri Heifez · Jerusalem, IL
• Alina Strinkovsky · Bet Shemesh, IL
• Klony Lieberman · Jerusalem, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 5, 1999
• Grant date: May 28, 2002
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/241
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device comprising a tapered glass structure produced from glass capillary tube by pulling technologies to generate an optimized geometry for high transmission efficiency of electromagnetic radiation. The device being bent near the tip to produce a cantilevered structure suitable for normal force sensing in a variety of attractive, repulsive and non-contact imaging modes.