G01Q 60/34
Tapping mode
G01Q60/34 (Tapping mode) appears on 148 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01Q- Granted patents
- 148
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 300
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Measurement system with detection mechanism and method of operation thereof24 Mar 2026US 12,584,942 B1Park Systems Corp.
- Transitional tapping atomic force microscopy for high-resolution imaging24 Feb 2026US 12,560,626 B2UTI Limited Partnership
- Active bimodal AFM operation for measurements of optical interaction8 Apr 2025US 12,270,827 B2Attocube Systems AG
- Photothermal imaging device and system18 Feb 2025US 12,228,503 B2University of Notre Dame du Lac
- Atomic-force microscopy for identification of surfaces26 Nov 2024US 12,153,068 B2Trustees of Tufts College
- Afm device and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298972 A1Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
- Method for detecting semiconductor carriers using a nanometer-scale microwave probe integrated with an atomic force microscope7 May 2026US 2026/0126468 A1National Cheng Kung University
- Atomic-force Microscopy for Identification of Surfaces16 Oct 2025US 2025/0321246 A1Trustees of Tufts College
- Atomic Force Microscope Based Infrared Spectroscopy With Multiple Laser Pulse Repetition Rate Excitation And Optional Force Volume Operation18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290948 A1Bruker Nano, Inc.
- Photothermal imaging device and system24 Jul 2025US 2025/0237600 A1University of Notre Dame du Lac
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tapping atomic force microscope140US 5,412,980 ADigital Instruments, Inc. · 1995
- Jumping probe microscope123US 5,266,801 ADigital Instruments, Inc. · 1993
- Tapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detection109US 5,519,212 ADigital Instruments, Inc. · 1996
- Vibrating probe for a scanning probe microscope91US 6,075,585 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University · 2000
- Cantilever deflection sensor and use thereof64US 5,804,709 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1998