| Patents for G01Q 10 - Scanning or positioning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for actively controlling the movement or position of the probe (2,719) | 
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| 11/30/2000 | WO2000023840A9 Near field optical scanning system employing microfabricated solid immersion lens | 
| 11/30/2000 | DE19924606A1 Ligand-Anker-Konjugate The ligand-anchor conjugates | 
| 11/29/2000 | EP1055907A2 Rangefinder | 
| 11/23/2000 | WO2000070296A1 System for sensing a sample | 
| 11/22/2000 | EP1054249A1 Electronic device surface signal control probe and method of manufacturing the probe | 
| 11/07/2000 | US6144028 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, Near-Field, and Scanning probe measurements and associated images | 
| 11/02/2000 | WO2000020823B1 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples | 
| 10/31/2000 | US6138503 Scanning probe microscope system including removable probe sensor assembly | 
| 10/26/2000 | WO2000063736A2 Optical microscopy and its use in the study of cells | 
| 10/24/2000 | US6137110 Focused ion beam source method and apparatus | 
| 10/24/2000 | US6134955 Magnetic modulation of force sensor for AC detection in an atomic force microscope | 
| 10/18/2000 | EP1045253A2 Prober for electrical measurements and method of measuring electrical characteristics with said prober | 
| 10/10/2000 | US6130428 Laser fault correction of semiconductor devices | 
| 10/10/2000 | US6130427 Scanning probe microscope with multimode head | 
| 10/05/2000 | WO2000058759A2 Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof | 
| 10/03/2000 | US6127682 Scanning probe microscope and method of analyzing sample using same | 
| 09/30/2000 | CA2303473A1 Prober for electrical measurement and method of measuring electrical characteristics with said prober | 
| 09/21/2000 | WO2000023840A8 Near field optical scanning system employing microfabricated solid immersion lens | 
| 09/21/2000 | WO2000020823A3 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples | 
| 09/20/2000 | EP1037009A1 Multi-axial actuator and probe head for a scanning probe microscope | 
| 09/13/2000 | EP0721564B1 High precision scale and position sensor | 
| 09/12/2000 | US6118121 Probe scanning mechanism for a scanning probe microscope | 
| 08/10/2000 | WO2000046568A2 Method of information collection and processing of sample's surface | 
| 08/09/2000 | EP1025416A1 Method and apparatus for obtaining improved vertical metrology measurements | 
| 08/08/2000 | US6100705 Method and structure for viewing static signal levels on integrated circuits using electron beam deflection device | 
| 08/08/2000 | US6100534 Microscopic area scanning apparatus | 
| 08/08/2000 | US6100523 Micro goniometer for scanning microscopy | 
| 08/02/2000 | EP0864181A4 Flat scanning stage for scanned probe microscopy | 
| 07/26/2000 | EP0813675B1 Magnetic modulation of force sensor for ac detection in an atomic force microscope | 
| 06/28/2000 | EP1012584A2 Object inspection and/or modification system and method | 
| 06/20/2000 | US6078174 Apparatus for measuring exchange force | 
| 06/20/2000 | US6078044 Probe scanning apparatus | 
| 06/20/2000 | US6076397 Positioning apparatus | 
| 06/15/2000 | DE19956725A1 Scanning probe microscope for imaging sample surface; has feedback loop to generate drive signal for controlling probe and imaging device that uses probe signal, drive signal and relation between two signals | 
| 06/13/2000 | US6075585 Vibrating probe for a scanning probe microscope | 
| 06/08/2000 | WO2000033052A1 Electronic device surface signal control probe and method of manufacturing the probe | 
| 05/24/2000 | EP1002216A1 Microscope for compliance measurement | 
| 05/18/2000 | DE19852833A1 Scanning microscope probe distance evaluation method, e.g. for scanning near-field optical microscopy; uses detected oscillation amplitude, frequency or phase of probe subjected to lateral and superimposed vertical oscillation | 
| 05/10/2000 | EP0998689A1 Optical near-field microscope | 
| 05/02/2000 | US6057546 Kinematically mounted probe holder for scanning probe microscope | 
| 04/27/2000 | WO2000023840A1 Near field optical scanning system employing microfabricated solid immersion lens | 
| 04/18/2000 | US6051839 Magnetic lens apparatus for use in high-resolution scanning electron microscopes and lithographic processes | 
| 04/18/2000 | US6051833 Probe scanning device | 
| 04/13/2000 | WO2000020823A2 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples | 
| 04/04/2000 | US6046972 Method and producing probe with minute aperture, scanning near-field optical microscope using the probe and recording and/or reproducing apparatus using the probe | 
| 03/23/2000 | WO2000016372A1 High energy electron diffraction apparatus | 
| 03/01/2000 | EP0847590A4 A scanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignment | 
| 02/22/2000 | US6028305 Dual cantilever scanning probe microscope | 
| 02/15/2000 | CA2098040C Automatic tip approach method and apparatus for scanning probe microscope | 
| 02/08/2000 | US6021665 Cantilever tracking type scanning probe microscope | 
| 01/18/2000 | CA2075855C Scanning microscope comprising force-sensing means | 
| 12/29/1999 | EP0868644A4 Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer | 
| 12/15/1999 | EP0964251A1 Optical waveguide probe and its manufacturing method | 
| 12/14/1999 | US6002131 Scanning probe potentiometer | 
| 12/14/1999 | US6000947 Method of fabricating transistor or other electronic device using scanning probe microscope | 
| 12/02/1999 | WO1999061949A1 Optical near-field microscope | 
| 12/02/1999 | DE19823265A1 Image generation method for raster scanning microscope | 
| 11/30/1999 | US5994750 Microstructure and method of forming the same | 
| 11/30/1999 | US5994691 Near-field scanning optical microscope | 
| 11/25/1999 | DE19822869A1 Optical near-field microscope | 
| 11/23/1999 | US5990477 Apparatus for machining, recording, and reproducing, using scanning probe microscope | 
| 11/16/1999 | US5983713 Scanning probe microscope | 
| 11/16/1999 | US5983712 Microscope for compliance measurement | 
| 11/02/1999 | US5978326 Information processing apparatus using an offset signal to control the position of a probe | 
| 10/19/1999 | US5966787 Piezoelectric actuator, | 
| 10/19/1999 | CA2073919C Multiple probe electrode arrangement for scanning tunnelling microscope recording and reading | 
| 10/12/1999 | US5965885 Probe scanning apparatus for probe microscope | 
| 10/12/1999 | US5965881 Scanning probe microscope and processing apparatus | 
| 10/05/1999 | US5963367 Micromechanical xyz stage for use with optical elements | 
| 09/21/1999 | CA2070359C Scanning probe microscope | 
| 09/14/1999 | US5952656 Energy filter | 
| 09/07/1999 | US5949070 For examining surface contours of a specimen | 
| 09/07/1999 | US5948972 For sensing a sample | 
| 08/31/1999 | US5945671 Scanning probe microscope and micro-area processing machine both having micro-positioning mechanism | 
| 08/31/1999 | CA2076925C Information processing apparatus and scanning tunnel microscope | 
| 08/26/1999 | DE19906591A1 Measuring method for scanning probe microscope | 
| 08/24/1999 | US5943548 Method of analyzing a wafer in a semiconductor device fabrication process | 
| 08/17/1999 | US5939719 Scanning probe microscope with scan correction | 
| 08/11/1999 | EP0935137A1 Scanning probe microscope | 
| 08/03/1999 | US5932876 Tunnel effect sensor, suitable for determining the topography of a surface | 
| 08/03/1999 | CA2053533C Information recording unit, apparatus and method for information recording/reproduction in conjunction with a scanning tunneling microscope | 
| 07/28/1999 | EP0932182A2 Method and an apparatus for testing a substrate | 
| 07/28/1999 | EP0932020A1 Micro surface measuring apparatus and probe manufacturing | 
| 07/20/1999 | US5925818 Method and apparatus for magnetic force control of a scanning probe | 
| 07/14/1999 | EP0928950A2 Method for detecting and examining slightly irregular surface states, and its use for fabricating liquid crystal display devices | 
| 06/24/1999 | WO1999031514A1 Optical waveguide probe and its manufacturing method | 
| 06/16/1999 | EP0922929A1 Scanning-probe device with compensation for the disturbing influence of mechanical vibrations on the scanning process | 
| 06/15/1999 | US5912461 Probe scanning mechanism for a scanning probe microscope | 
| 06/03/1999 | WO1999015851A9 Method and apparatus for obtaining improved vertical metrology measurements | 
| 05/11/1999 | US5903085 Tester for testing a recording head | 
| 05/06/1999 | EP0913665A1 Fine movement mechanism and scanning probe microscope | 
| 04/27/1999 | US5898106 Method and apparatus for obtaining improved vertical metrology measurements | 
| 04/14/1999 | EP0908719A1 Stage unit used for sample positioning and scanning probe microscope with such a stage unit | 
| 04/07/1999 | EP0783662B1 Fine positioning apparatus with atomic resolution | 
| 04/01/1999 | WO1999015851A1 Method and apparatus for obtaining improved vertical metrology measurements | 
| 03/31/1999 | CN1212365A Apparatus for measuring exchange force | 
| 03/24/1999 | EP0903606A2 Micromechanical XYZ stage for use with optical elements | 
| 03/16/1999 | US5883705 Atomic force microscope for high speed imaging including integral actuator and sensor | 
| 03/02/1999 | US5877891 Scanning probe microscope having a single viewing device for on-axis and oblique optical views | 
| 03/02/1999 | US5877497 Data acquisition and control apparatus for scanning probe systems |