Patents
Patents for G01Q 10 - Scanning or positioning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for actively controlling the movement or position of the probe (2,719)
09/1997
09/16/1997US5668371 Method and apparatus for proton therapy
09/09/1997US5665253 Method of manufacturing single-wafer tunneling sensor
09/03/1997EP0792437A1 Capacitive transducer with electrostatic actuation
09/02/1997US5664036 High resolution fiber optic probe for near field optical microscopy and method of making same
08/1997
08/26/1997US5661235 Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer
08/20/1997EP0790482A1 A dual stage instrument for scanning a specimen
08/20/1997EP0790481A1 Non-tilting plate actuator for use in a micropositioning device
08/20/1997EP0790480A1 Tilting positioner for a micropositioning device
08/19/1997CA2057619C Cantilever probe and apparatus using the same
08/05/1997CA2052882C Cantilever type probe, scanning tunnel microscope and information processing apparatus using the same
07/1997
07/30/1997EP0786099A1 Fiber optic probe for near field optical microscopy
07/29/1997US5652428 Method of using scanning probe microscope allowing cleaning of probe tip in ambient atmosphere
07/29/1997US5652377 Scanning method with scanning probe microscope
07/17/1997DE19600240A1 Raster scan force microscope with mechanical coarse setting also sensor and evaluator
07/16/1997EP0783662A1 Fine positioning apparatus with atomic resolution
07/15/1997US5648300 Method of manufacturing cantilever drive mechanism and probe drive mechanism
07/09/1997EP0408602B1 Focused ion beam imaging and process control
06/1997
06/26/1997WO1997022845A1 Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer
06/24/1997US5641896 Coupled oscillator scanning imager
06/10/1997US5637879 Focused ion beam column with electrically variable blanking aperture
06/05/1997WO1997020354A1 Flat scanning stage for scanned probe microscopy
06/03/1997US5635836 Mechanical apparatus with rod, pivot, and translation means for positioning a sample for use with a scanning microscope
06/03/1997US5634466 Ultrasonic transesophageal probe with detachable transducer tip
05/1997
05/21/1997CN1150253A 原子力显微镜 AFM
05/20/1997US5631463 Cantilever detector having piezoelectric film of zinc oxide or aluminum nitride and platinum or palladium electrodes with controlled crystal orientation, for scanning tunneling microscopes
05/06/1997US5627371 Tilting positioner for a micropositioning device
05/02/1997EP0770847A2 Method and device for measuring the distance between a gauge and a measuring surface
04/1997
04/22/1997US5623295 Information recording reproducing apparatus using probe
04/17/1997WO1997014067A1 High resolution fiber optic probe for near field optical microscopy
04/08/1997US5619034 Differentiating mass spectrometer
04/08/1997US5618760 Method of etching a pattern on a substrate using a scanning probe microscope
04/01/1997US5616916 Configuration measuring method and apparatus for optically detecting a displacement of a probe due to an atomic force
03/1997
03/25/1997US5614712 Method of engaging the scanning probe of a scanning probe microscope with a sample surface
03/18/1997US5612491 Formation of a magnetic film on an atomic force microscope cantilever
03/11/1997US5610898 Information recording/reproducing method for recording and/or reproducing information on information recording carrier by use of probe electrode
03/06/1997WO1997008733A1 A scanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignment
03/06/1997DE19532838A1 Non contact scanning force microscope
02/1997
02/26/1997EP0759537A2 A scanning force microscope with optical device
01/1997
01/22/1997EP0754289A1 Cantilever deflection sensor and use thereof
01/21/1997US5596194 Single-wafer tunneling sensor and low-cost IC manufacturing method
12/1996
12/31/1996US5589686 Method of an apparatus for real-time nanometer-scale position measurement of the sensor of a scanning tunneling microscope or other sensor scanning atomic or other undulating surfaces
12/31/1996CA2048365C Information processing device and information processing method
12/03/1996US5581537 Information record/reproducing apparatus and information recording medium
12/03/1996US5581082 Combined scanning probe and scanning energy microscope
11/1996
11/26/1996CA2070946C Cantilever type displacement element, and scanning tunneling microscope or information processing apparatus using same
11/19/1996US5576483 Capacitive transducer with electrostatic actuation
11/14/1996WO1996035943A1 Data acquisition and control apparatus for scanning probe systems
10/1996
10/22/1996US5568004 Electromechanical positioning device
10/09/1996EP0736746A1 Method of using scanning probe microscope permitting cleaning of probe microscope or of probe tip in ambient atmosphere
10/03/1996WO1996030927A1 Combined scanning probe and scanning energy microscope
10/03/1996CA2213970A1 Combined scanning probe and scanning energy microscope
10/02/1996EP0478666B1 Microfabricated microscope assembly
10/01/1996CA2060674C Driving apparatus and a recording and/or reproducing apparatus using the same
09/1996
09/25/1996EP0734045A2 Focused ion beam apparatus and method for irradiating focused ion beam
09/19/1996WO1996028837A1 Hybrid control system for scanning probe microscopes
09/19/1996WO1996028706A1 Magnetic modulation of force sensor for ac detection in an atomic force microscope
09/17/1996US5557156 Scan control for scanning probe microscopes
09/17/1996US5555887 Ultrasonic transducer probe with heat dissipating lens
09/10/1996US5554851 Parallel plane holding mechanism and apparatus using such a mechanism
09/10/1996US5553487 Methods of operating atomic force microscopes to measure friction
09/10/1996US5553486 Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system
08/1996
08/28/1996EP0729006A2 Information processing apparatus with probe undergoing circular motion
08/15/1996WO1996024819A1 Cantilever deflection sensor and use thereof
08/14/1996EP0726566A2 Information processing apparatus that has a position drift detector
08/13/1996US5546375 Method of manufacturing a tip for scanning tunneling microscope using peeling layer
08/13/1996US5546374 Information recording and/or reproducing apparatus using probe
08/06/1996US5543614 Scanning probe microscope capable of suppressing probe vibration caused by feedback control
07/1996
07/30/1996US5540229 System and method for viewing three-dimensional echographic data
07/17/1996EP0722077A2 Information processing apparatus effecting probe position control with electrostatic force
07/17/1996EP0721564A1 High precision scale and position sensor
07/02/1996US5532494 Treatment and observation apparatus using scanning probe
06/1996
06/25/1996US5530253 Sample stage for scanning probe microscope head
06/12/1996EP0716417A2 Information processing apparatus provided with mechanism for controlling position of probe
06/11/1996US5526334 Information processing apparatus with multiple probes and method therefor
06/11/1996US5524479 Detecting system for scanning microscopes
05/1996
05/28/1996US5521377 Measurement of trace element concentration distribution, and evaluation of carriers, in semiconductors, and preparation of standard samples
05/23/1996WO1996015423A1 Capacitive transducer with electrostatic actuation
05/21/1996US5519686 Encoder for controlling measurements in the range of a few angstroms
05/14/1996US5517482 Information recording/reproducing apparatus having fuzzy operating unit
05/14/1996US5517027 Method for detecting and examining slightly irregular surface states, scanning probe microscope therefor, and method for fabricating a semiconductor device or a liquid crystal display device using these
05/14/1996US5515719 Controlled force microscope for operation in liquids
05/08/1996EP0711029A2 Microstructure and method of forming the same
05/07/1996US5513518 For generating a signal corresponding to a scanned sample
05/02/1996WO1996012930A1 Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system
04/1996
04/30/1996US5511931 Micromotion stage
04/25/1996WO1996012206A1 Fiber optic probe for near field optical microscopy
04/23/1996US5510615 Scanning probe microscope apparatus for use in a scanning electron microscope
04/16/1996US5507179 Synchronous sampling scanning force microscope
04/10/1996EP0706052A2 Sensor using tunnel current
04/09/1996US5506829 Cantilever probe and apparatus using the same
04/03/1996EP0611485B1 Electromechanical positioning device
04/02/1996US5504338 Apparatus and method using low-voltage and/or low-current scanning probe lithography
04/02/1996US5503010 Directional atomic force microscope and method of observing a sample with the microscope
03/1996
03/26/1996US5502305 Measurement of trace element concentration distribution, and evaluation of carriers, in semiconductors, and preparation of standard samples
03/13/1996EP0701135A1 Single-wafer tunneling sensor and low-cost IC manufacturing method
03/12/1996US5497656 Method of measuring a surface profile using an atomic force microscope
03/07/1996WO1996007074A1 Fine positioning apparatus with atomic resolution
03/05/1996US5496999 Scanning probe microscope
02/1996
02/13/1996CA2007618C Reproducing apparatus
02/08/1996WO1996003641A1 Scanning probe microscope assembly
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