Patents
Patents for G01Q 10 - Scanning or positioning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for actively controlling the movement or position of the probe (2,719)
02/1999
02/11/1999WO1999006793A1 Microscope for compliance measurement
02/10/1999EP0896201A1 Scanning probe microscope
02/09/1999US5869751 Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer
02/02/1999US5866806 System for locating a feature of a surface
02/02/1999US5866805 Cantilevers for a magnetically driven atomic force microscope
01/1999
01/19/1999US5861754 Position detection device
01/14/1999DE19826984A1 Miniature positioning arrangement
01/07/1999EP0855045A4 High resolution fiber optic probe for near field optical microscopy
12/1998
12/29/1998US5854487 Scanning probe microscope providing unobstructed top down and bottom up views
12/22/1998US5852297 Focused ion beam apparatus and method for irradiating focused ion beam
12/22/1998US5852232 Instrument for sensing a sample
12/15/1998US5850038 Scanning probe microscope incorporating an optical microscope
12/08/1998US5847488 Apparatus having drive device using electromechanical transducer
12/08/1998US5847383 Approaching device of scanning probe microscope
11/1998
11/18/1998EP0792437A4 Capacitive transducer with electrostatic actuation
11/17/1998US5838000 Method device and system for optical near-field scanning microscopy of test specimens in liquids
11/11/1998EP0805946A4 Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system
11/11/1998EP0721564A4 High precision scale and position sensor
11/05/1998WO1998034092A3 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
11/03/1998US5831961 Information processing apparatus with probe undergoing circular motion
11/03/1998US5831264 Electrostrictive actuator for scanned-probe microscope
10/1998
10/22/1998DE19816914A1 Scanning microscope with stage observing=evaluating parameters of sample surface
10/21/1998EP0872707A1 Apparatus for measuring exchange force
10/15/1998DE19816480A1 Scanning microscope with orthogonally displaced scanning head
10/14/1998EP0871166A1 Apparatus for machining, recording, or reproducing, using scanning probe microscope
10/14/1998EP0871165A2 Information recording/reproducing apparatus and method for recording and/or reproducing information on information recording carrier by use of probe electrode
10/14/1998EP0871006A1 Scanning probe microscope
10/13/1998US5821549 Through-the-substrate investigation of flip-chip IC's
10/10/1998CA2231224A1 Apparatus for machining, recording, and reproducing, using scanning probe microscope
10/09/1998CA2231310A1 Scanning probe microscope
10/07/1998EP0868644A1 Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer
09/1998
09/22/1998US5811802 Scanning probe microscope with hollow pivot assembly
09/22/1998CA2116497C Information recording and reproducing apparatus using probe
09/16/1998EP0864899A2 Scanning near-field optical microscope
09/16/1998EP0864181A1 Flat scanning stage for scanned probe microscopy
09/15/1998US5808302 Fine positioning apparatus with atomic resolution
09/12/1998CA2229221A1 Scanning near-field optical microscope
09/09/1998EP0863543A2 Through-the-substrate investigation of flip-chip IC's
09/08/1998US5805541 Information processing apparatus
09/08/1998US5805448 Hybrid control system for scanning probe microscopes
09/08/1998US5804709 For measuring a force used in atomic force microscopy
09/03/1998WO1998038501A1 Scanning probe microscope providing unobstructed top down and bottom up views
09/01/1998US5801939 Precision positioning control apparatus and precision positioning control method
09/01/1998US5801381 Between a microscope probe tip and a sample surface
08/1998
08/27/1998DE19807911A1 Coarse probe adjustment for raster microscope
08/13/1998DE19804017A1 Probe scanner for raster probe microscope
08/11/1998US5793040 Information processing aparatus effecting probe position control with electrostatic force
08/06/1998WO1998034092A2 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
07/1998
07/29/1998EP0855045A1 High resolution fiber optic probe for near field optical microscopy
07/09/1998WO1998029707A1 Acoustic sensor as proximity detector
06/1998
06/30/1998US5773824 For determining topographical characteristics of a sample surface
06/17/1998EP0847590A1 A scanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignment
06/16/1998US5767514 Sensing electron flow between a tip and a surface of a sample
06/09/1998US5763879 Diamond probe tip
06/03/1998EP0813675A4 Magnetic modulation of force sensor for ac detection in an atomic force microscope
06/02/1998US5760396 Scanning probe microscope
05/1998
05/26/1998US5756997 Scanning probe/optical microscope with modular objective/probe and drive/detector units
05/20/1998EP0843175A1 Scanning probe microscope and signal processing apparatus
05/20/1998EP0843151A1 Probe scanning apparatus for probe microscope
05/20/1998CN1182216A Probe scanning apparatus for probe microscope
05/19/1998US5753911 Electrostatic actuator, probe using the actuator, scanning probe microscope, processing apparatus, and recording/reproducing apparatus
05/19/1998US5753814 Magnetically-oscillated probe microscope for operation in liquids
05/06/1998EP0839311A1 Inter-atomic measurement technique
04/1998
04/29/1998EP0838658A1 Tunnel effect sensor, particularly for measuring the topography of a surface
04/29/1998EP0838302A1 Positioning mechanism
04/28/1998US5744799 Apparatus for and method of real-time nanometer-scale position measurement of the sensor of a scanning tunneling microscope or other sensor scanning atomic or other undulating surfaces
04/21/1998US5742377 Cantilever for scanning probe microscope including piezoelectric element and method of using the same
04/21/1998US5742172 Scanning probe microscope and method for obtaining topographic image, surface potential image, and electrostatic capacitance distribution image
04/01/1998EP0833125A2 Scanning probe microscope with hollow pivot assembly
03/1998
03/17/1998US5729015 Position control system for scanning probe microscope
03/04/1998EP0826145A1 Data acquisition and control apparatus for scanning probe systems
03/03/1998US5723981 Method for measuring the electrical potential in a semiconductor element
03/03/1998US5723775 Atomic force microscope under high speed feedback control
02/1998
02/24/1998US5721721 Two scanning probes information recording/reproducing system with one probe to detect atomic reference location on a recording medium
02/10/1998CA2071726C Recording medium, information-processing apparatus using same, and information-erasing method
02/04/1998EP0822435A1 Device and method for scanning near field optical microscopy of samples in fluids
02/03/1998US5714756 Scanning probe microscope having a single viewing device for on-axis and oblique angle views
02/03/1998CA2195838A1 Method and device for optical near-field scanning microscopy of test specimens in liquids
01/1998
01/28/1998EP0821216A2 Position detection device
01/14/1998EP0818052A1 Combined scanning probe and scanning energy microscope
01/06/1998US5705878 Flat scanning stage for scanned probe microscopy
01/06/1998US5705814 Scanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignment
12/1997
12/29/1997EP0813675A1 Magnetic modulation of force sensor for ac detection in an atomic force microscope
12/23/1997US5700953 Method for mapping mechanical property of a material using a scanning force microscope
12/09/1997CA2066478C Cantilever type probe, and scanning tunnel microscope and information processing apparatus employing the same
12/02/1997US5693997 Non-tilting plate actuator for use in a micropositioning device
12/02/1997CA2080251C Information processing apparatus with tracking mechanism
11/1997
11/27/1997WO1997044631A1 Inter-atomic measurement technique
11/27/1997DE19721313A1 Test specimen critical dimension measurement system for e.g. semiconductor manufacture
11/25/1997CA2059990C Moving apparatus, a moving method and an information detection and/or input apparatus using the same
11/19/1997EP0807799A1 Probe Scanning Apparatus
11/12/1997EP0805946A1 Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system
10/1997
10/22/1997EP0786099A4 Fiber optic probe for near field optical microscopy
10/21/1997US5680387 Detachable sealed container enclosing an information recording/reproducing probe and a recording medium
10/21/1997US5679952 Scanning probe microscope
10/21/1997US5679888 Dynamic quantity sensor and method for producing the same, distortion resistance element and method for producing the same, and angular velocity sensor
10/14/1997CA2069708C Probe-driving mechanism, production thereof, and apparatus and piezoelectric actuator employing the same
10/07/1997US5675154 Scanning probe microscope
09/1997
09/30/1997US5672816 Large stage system for scanning probe microscopes and other instruments
09/23/1997US5670712 Method and apparatus for magnetic force control of a scanning probe
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