Patents
Patents for G01Q 10 - Scanning or positioning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for actively controlling the movement or position of the probe (2,719)
09/2002
09/19/2002WO2002073126A1 Apparatus and method for isolating and measuring movement in metrology apparatus
09/19/2002WO2002073125A1 Apparatus and method for isolating and measuring movement in a metrology apparatus
09/17/2002US6452677 Method and apparatus for detecting defects in the manufacture of an electronic device
09/12/2002US20020127577 Biosensor for use in the detection of molecular interactions between immobilized ligands and receptors
09/12/2002US20020127050 Platform positioning system
09/12/2002US20020125428 SEM provided with a secondary electron detector having a central electrode
09/12/2002US20020125427 Method and apparatus for manipulating a sample
09/12/2002US20020125415 Apparatus and method for isolating and measuring movement in a metrology apparatus
09/12/2002US20020124636 Apparatus and method for isolating and measuring movement in metrology apparatus
09/12/2002US20020124427 Microscopic geometry measuring device
09/05/2002US20020122373 Ultra-high density storage device with resonant scanning micromover
09/04/2002EP1237161A2 Method and apparatus for performing atomic force microscopy measurements
09/03/2002US6445107 Single stage microactuator for multi-dimensional actuation
09/03/2002US6444991 Scanning charged-particle beam instrument
08/2002
08/29/2002US20020117611 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
08/27/2002US6441371 Scanning probe microscope
08/27/2002US6441359 Near field optical scanning system employing microfabricated solid immersion lens
08/20/2002US6437343 Scanner system and piezoelectric micro-inching mechansim used in scanning probe microscope
08/07/2002CN2504626Y Piezoelectric ceramics scanner for scan probe microscope
07/2002
07/30/2002US6426491 Micro-aperture probe evaluating apparatus having a display and a collimating optical system
07/25/2002WO2002057749A1 Balanced momentum probe holder
07/25/2002US20020097046 Magnetic force microscope
07/25/2002US20020096642 Balanced momentum probe holder
07/24/2002EP0805946B1 Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system
07/11/2002US20020089339 Scanning probe microscope
07/11/2002US20020088937 Scanning probe microscope
07/09/2002US6417505 Near-field optical heterodyne measurement system using near-field fiber-optic probe
07/09/2002US6415654 Scanning probe microscope system including removable probe sensor assembly
07/04/2002WO2002052610A1 Sem provided with a secondary electron detector having a central electrode
07/03/2002EP1220585A1 Apparatus for charged-particle beam irradiation, and method of control thereof
07/02/2002US6414323 Charged particle beam apparatus and method of controlling charged particle beam
06/2002
06/27/2002US20020079446 Scanning probe microscope
06/27/2002DE10062049A1 Verfahren zur Abbildung einer Probenoberfläche mit Hilfe einer Rastersonde sowie Rastersondenmikroskop Method for imaging a sample surface using a scanning probe and scanning probe microscope
06/25/2002US6410923 Magnetic lens apparatus for use in high-resolution scanning electron microscopes and lithographic processes
06/25/2002US6410907 Flexure assembly for a scanner
06/20/2002WO2002048644A1 Scanning probe with digitised pulsed-force mode operation and real-time evaluation
06/18/2002US6407559 Laser fault correction of semiconductor devices
06/18/2002US6407385 Methods and apparatus for removing particulate foreign matter from the surface of a sample
06/11/2002US6405137 Method and apparatus for performing chemical analysis using imaging by scanning thermal microscopy
06/11/2002US6404207 Scanning capacitance device for film thickness mapping featuring enhanced lateral resolution, measurement methods using same
06/06/2002WO2001082327A3 Collection of secondary electrons through the objective lens of a scanning electron microscope
06/06/2002US20020067170 Scanning microwave microscope capable of realizing high resolution and microwave resonator
06/06/2002US20020067120 Method for rapid screening of emission-mix using a combinatorial chemistry approach
06/05/2002EP1211504A2 Apparatus for localized measurement of complex permittivity of a material
05/2002
05/30/2002WO2002043162A1 Inertial rotation device
05/30/2002US20020063212 Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby
05/30/2002US20020062684 Dynamic activation for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
05/28/2002US6396054 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, near-field, and scanning probe measurements and associated images
05/21/2002US6389886 Method and system for increasing the accuracy of a probe-based instrument measuring a heated sample
05/16/2002US20020056816 Surface plasmon enhanced illumination system
05/14/2002US6388249 Surface analyzing apparatus
05/08/2002EP1204133A2 Method and apparatus for processing a micro sample
05/08/2002EP1203749A1 Nanometer-order mechanical vibrator, production method thereof and measuring device using it
05/02/2002US20020050565 Method and apparatus for processing a micro sample
04/2002
04/25/2002US20020047493 Single stage microactuator for multidimensional actuation with multi-folded spring
04/16/2002US6373070 Method apparatus for a coaxial optical microscope with focused ion beam
04/11/2002WO2001081857A3 Resonant probe driving arrangement and scanning probe microscope
04/09/2002US6370306 Optical waveguide probe and its manufacturing method
04/09/2002US6369379 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, near-field, and scanning probe measurements and associated images
04/04/2002US20020038984 Single stage microactuator for multi-dimensional actuation
04/02/2002US6365895 Apparatus for measuring a micro surface configuration and a method for manufacturing a probe incorporated in this measuring apparatus
03/2002
03/26/2002US6362923 Lens for microscopic inspection
03/21/2002US20020033952 Control of position and orientation of sub-wavelength aperture array in near-field microscopy
03/20/2002EP1189240A1 Multi-probe measuring device and method of use
03/19/2002US6357285 Method and apparatus for the quantitative and objective correlation of data from a local sensitive force detector
03/14/2002US20020030160 Positron trap beam source for positron microbeam production
03/13/2002EP1185869A2 Ligand-anchor conjugates for producing a biosensor layer
03/12/2002US6355994 Precision stage
03/07/2002US20020027191 Apparatus for sensing position of electrostatic XY-stage through time-division multiplexing
03/05/2002US6353219 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
02/2002
02/28/2002US20020024023 Method and apparatus for testing a substrate
02/28/2002US20020024013 Collection of secondary electrons through the objective lens of a scanning electron microscope
02/28/2002DE10039337A1 Kombination von abtastenden und abbildenden Methoden bei der Überprüfung von Photomasken Combination of scanning and imaging methods in the review of photomasks
02/26/2002USRE37560 Scan control for scanning probe microscopes
02/26/2002US6349591 Device and method for controlling the interaction of a tip and a sample, notably for atomic force microscopy and nano-indentation
02/20/2002EP0818052A4 Combined scanning probe and scanning energy microscope
02/14/2002US20020017621 Device and method for combining scanning and imaging methods in checking photomasks
02/14/2002US20020017615 Scanning unit and scanning microscope having the same
02/13/2002EP1179748A2 Combination of imaging and scanning methods for checking reticles
02/07/2002WO2002010829A2 Multiple-source arrays with optical transmission enhanced by resonant cavities
02/07/2002WO2002010828A2 Control of position and orientation of sub-wavelength aperture array in near-field microscopy
02/07/2002US20020014589 Three-dimensional atom microscope, three-dimensional observation method of atomic arrangemment, and stereoscopic measuring method of atomic arrangement
01/2002
01/31/2002WO2002008774A1 Probe driving method, and probe apparatus
01/30/2002CN1333460A Scanning tunnel microscope feedback controller adopting multi-modal fuzzy control algorithm
01/23/2002EP1174995A2 Single stage microactuator for multidimensional actuation with multi-folded spring
01/23/2002EP1174994A1 Single stage microactuator for multi-dimensional actuation
01/23/2002EP1174871A1 Apparatus for electrostatically sensing the position of an xy-stage through time-division multiplexing
01/17/2002US20020005484 Apparatus and method for defect detection using charged particle beam
01/17/2002US20020005482 Scanning probe instrument
01/17/2002US20020005481 Scanning tunneling charge transfer microscope
01/16/2002EP1171791A2 Optical microscopy and its use in the study of cells
01/08/2002US6337479 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
01/01/2002US6335522 Optical probe having a refractive index micro-lens and method of manufacturing the same
12/2001
12/27/2001US20010055151 Scanning probe microscope and method of processing signals in the same
12/27/2001US20010054692 Scanning electron microscope
12/27/2001US20010054691 Optical system for scanning microscope
12/20/2001US20010052781 Method of inspecting pattern and inspecting instrument
12/13/2001US20010051337 Analyzing miniature deposits
12/06/2001WO2001091855A1 Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby
12/06/2001US20010048076 Surface analyzing apparatus
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