Patent · US Expired

Cantilever for scanning probe microscope

US6851301B2 · kind B2 · utility

14Cited by
12References
25Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 2002
Grant dateFeb 8, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 21, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

Cantilever for a scanning probe microscope (SPM) including a substrate having a tip, a piezoactuator on the substrate movable in response to an external electric signal, and a sensor formed around the piezoactuator so as not to overlap with the piezoactuator, thereby minimizing inner couplings.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.