Patents for G01Q 20 - Monitoring the movement or position of the probe (1,663)
02/2007
02/21/2007EP1247063B1 Scanning force microscope probe cantilever with reflective structure
02/15/2007US20070034797 Electron beam apparatus, and inspection instrument and inspection process thereof
02/13/2007US7176458 Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication
02/13/2007US7176450 Long travel near-field scanning optical microscope
02/07/2007EP1749185A2 Metallic thin film piezoresistive transduction in micromechanical and nanomechanical devices and its application in self-sensing spm probes
02/06/2007US7173714 Apparatus for parallel detection of the behaviour of mechanical micro-oscillators
02/01/2007US20070022804 Scanning probe microscopy inspection and modification system
01/2007
01/25/2007US20070018096 Cantilever array, method for fabricating the same, scanning probe microscope, sliding apparatus of guiding and rotating mechanism, sensor, homodyne laser interferometer, laser doppler interferometer having optically exciting function for exciting sample, each using the same, and method for exciting cantilevers
01/24/2007EP1745492A1 Multi-column charged particle optics assembly
01/23/2007US7166839 Apparatus for measuring a three-dimensional shape
01/18/2007WO2007006834A2 System and method for the inspection of micro and nanomechanical structures
01/18/2007US20070012873 Scanning-type probe microscope
01/18/2007US20070012094 Integrated displacement sensors for probe microscopy and force spectroscopy
01/18/2007CA2626230A1 System and method for surface inspection of micro and nanomechanical structures
01/17/2007EP1744325A1 System and method for surface inspection of micro and nanomechanical structures
01/03/2007EP1739404A1 Nanogap series substance capturing, detecting and identifying method and device
01/02/2007US7158234 Optical scanning observation apparatus
01/02/2007US7155964 Method and apparatus for measuring electrical properties in torsional resonance mode
12/2006
12/28/2006WO2006138697A2 Integrated displacement sensors for probe microscopy and force spectroscopy
12/21/2006US20060283338 Force sensing integrated readout and active tip based probe microscope systems
12/20/2006EP1733399A1 System and method for detecting the displacement of a plurality of micro- and nanomechanical elements, such as micro-cantilevers
12/14/2006US20060277981 Micro structure, cantilever, scanning probe microscope and a method of measuring deformation quantity for the fine structure
12/13/2006EP1731895A2 Micro structure, cantilever, scanning probe microscope and a method for measuring deformation quantity for the micro structure
12/13/2006CN1877277A Micro structure, cantilever, scanning probe microscope and a method of measuring deformation quantity for the fine structure
12/07/2006WO2006129561A1 Scan type probe microscope and cantilever drive device
12/07/2006US20060272398 Beam tracking system for scanning-probe type atomic force microscope
11/2006
11/29/2006CN1871665A Cantilever assembly
11/23/2006WO2006123239A1 Displacement sensor, its use, and method for making such a sensor
11/23/2006US20060261264 Feedback influenced increased-quality-factor scanning probe microscope
11/21/2006US7138628 Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication
11/16/2006US20060255818 Multiple local probe measuring device and method
11/16/2006US20060254346 Method to transiently detect sample features using cantilevers
11/09/2006US20060253943 Cantilever array, method for fabricating the same, scanning probe microscope, sliding apparatus of guiding and rotating mechanism, sensor, homodyne laser interferometer, laser doppler interferometer having optically exciting function for exciting sample, each using the same, and method for exciting cantilevers
10/2006
10/31/2006US7129486 Scanning probe with digitized pulsed-force mode operation and real-time evaluation
10/26/2006US20060238206 Measuring system for the combined scanning and analysis of microtechnical components comprising electrical contacts
10/26/2006US20060237639 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making spectrophotometric, near-filed, and scanning probe measurements
10/19/2006US20060231776 Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication
10/19/2006US20060231757 Cantilever array, method for fabricating the same, scanning probe microscope, sliding apparatus of guiding and rotating mechanism, sensor, homodyne laser interferometer, laser doppler interferometer having optically exciting function for exciting sample, each using the same, and method for exciting cantilevers
10/17/2006US7122796 Electron beam inspection method and apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing method and its manufacturing line utilizing the same
10/05/2006US20060219900 Scanning probe microscope and specimen observation method and semiconductor device manufacturing method using said scanning probe microscope
10/05/2006DE10307561B4 Meßanordnung zur kombinierten Abtastung und Untersuchung von mikrotechnischen, elektrische Kontakte aufweisenden Bauelementen Measuring arrangement for combined sampling and analysis of micro-technical, electrical contacts having components
10/03/2006US7116817 Method and apparatus for inspecting a semiconductor device
09/2006
09/28/2006US20060213261 Real Time Detection of Loss of Cantilever Sensing Loss
09/21/2006US20060207317 Scanning probe microscope
09/20/2006CN1834616A Quality factor controllable shearforce detection controller
09/19/2006US7109482 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
09/08/2006WO2006093209A1 Heterodyne laser doppler probe and measurement system using the same
09/05/2006US7100430 Dual stage instrument for scanning a specimen
08/2006
08/31/2006WO2006090593A1 Displacement detection mechanism for scanning probe microscope and scanning probe microscope
08/31/2006US20060192099 Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication
08/31/2006US20060191329 Dynamic activation for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
08/29/2006US7098678 Multiple local probe measuring device and method
08/15/2006US7091476 Scanning probe microscope assembly
08/10/2006DE102004063980A1 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Rastersondenmikroskopie Apparatus and method for scanning probe microscopy
08/01/2006US7084384 Diffractive optical position detector in an atomic force microscope having a moveable cantilever
07/2006
07/27/2006US20060168703 Apparatus and method for a scanning probe microscope
07/27/2006US20060162455 Method and device for measuring vibration frequency of multi-cantilever
07/19/2006EP1680788A1 Cantilever assembly
07/12/2006CN1800850A Quality factor control system for microcantilever beam
07/04/2006US7071475 Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication
06/2006
06/27/2006US7067806 Scanning probe microscope and specimen observation method
06/27/2006US7066014 Method to transiently detect samples in atomic force microscopes
06/21/2006EP1671176A2 Integrated optical scanning image acquisiting and display
06/21/2006CN1260721C AFM-based data storage and microscope
06/01/2006DE10035134B4 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur optischen Nahfeldmikroskopie Method and apparatus for optical near-field microscopy
05/2006
05/31/2006CN1779436A Coaxial-illuminating microscope otpical system for atomic force microscope
05/25/2006US20060109480 Surface texture measuring instrument
05/25/2006US20060108526 Apparatus for measuring a three-dimensional shape
05/24/2006DE102004048971B3 Apparatus for scanning probe microscopy for examining biological systems and which automatically analyzes measurements from the device according to predetermined analysis parameters
05/23/2006US7047796 Multiple plate tip or sample scanning reconfigurable scanned probe microscope with transparent interfacing of far-field optical microscopes
05/16/2006US7045780 Scanning probe microscopy inspection and modification system
05/11/2006US20060097158 Scanning electron microscope
05/10/2006EP1655738A1 Probe for probe microscope using transparent substrate, method of producing the same, and probe microscope device
05/10/2006EP1540661B1 Sensor with cantilever and optical resonator
05/10/2006CN1769837A Surface texture measuring instrument
05/04/2006WO2006046625A1 Measuring device with daisy type cantilever wheel
05/04/2006WO2005024496A3 Integrated optical scanning image acquisiting and display
05/04/2006CA2585173A1 Measuring device with daisy type cantilever wheel
05/03/2006EP1653477A2 Surface texture measuring instrument
05/03/2006EP1653213A1 Scanning-type probe microscope
05/02/2006US7038996 Method and apparatus for reading an array of thermal resistance sensors
05/02/2006US7036357 Dynamic activation for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
04/2006
04/20/2006WO2006040025A1 Device and method for scanning probe microscopy
04/06/2006US20060072185 Diffractive optical position detector
04/05/2006CN1249419C Light-spot tracking device of atomic force microscope
04/04/2006US7022985 Apparatus and method for a scanning probe microscope
03/2006
03/29/2006EP1640996A2 Scanning probe with digitised pulsed-force mode operation and real-time evaluation
03/28/2006US7017398 Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method for use thereof
03/21/2006US7015455 Near-field optical probe
03/16/2006WO2006028135A1 Device and method for measuring molecule using gel substrate material
03/08/2006CN1244817C Electrostatic force microscope with cantilever and shield and method for determining such electrostatic force and film thickness
02/2006
02/21/2006US7002151 Scanning electron microscope
02/14/2006US6998602 Method of and an apparatus for measuring a specimen by means of a scanning probe microscope
02/09/2006US20060027739 Scanning probe microscope and method
02/07/2006US6995380 End effector for supporting a microsample
02/02/2006US20060022138 Electron beam apparatus, and inspection instrument and inspection process thereof
01/2006
01/26/2006US20060018532 Method and apparatus for inspecting a semiconductor device
01/26/2006US20060017014 Patterned wafer inspection method and apparatus therefor
01/19/2006US20060011830 Method of manufacturing the multi-tip probe, a multi-tip probe, and surface characteristic analysis apparatus
01/19/2006US20060011467 Method of manufacturing the multi-tip probe, a multi-tip probe, and surface characteristic analysis apparatus
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