Vertical indent production repair
US7829360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49778
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of nanomachining is provided. The method includes plunging a nanometer-scaled tip into a surface of a substrate at a first location in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the surface, thereby displacing a first portion of the substrate with the tip. The method also includes withdrawing the tip from the substrate in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction. The method further includes moving at least one of the tip and the substrate laterally relative to each other. In addition, the method also includes plunging the tip into the substrate at a second location in a third direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction, thereby displacing a second portion of the substrate with the tip and withdrawing the tip from the substrate in a fourth direction that is substantially opposite to the third direction.
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