G01Q 70/16
Probe manufacture
G01Q70/16 (Probe manufacture) appears on 181 US grants and 182 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01Q- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 182
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 486
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 13 |
| 2003 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 18 |
| 2008 | 10 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Detection device for scanning probe microscope9 Jun 2026US 12,650,443 B2Vmicro
- Method for producing a substrate comprising multiple tips for scanning probe microscopy24 Mar 2026US 12,584,943 B2Imec Vzw
- Method of manufacturing a MEMS device23 Sep 2025US 12,421,106 B2Cytosurge AG
- Method of manufacturing a micro-fluid probe29 Apr 2025US 12,286,344 B2Cytosurge AG
- Nano robotic system for high throughput single cell DNA sequencing10 Dec 2024US 12,163,979 B2City University of Hong Kong
- A probing device comprising a heat transfer arrangement, a method of manufacturing a probing device, and a method for probing a sample30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219296 A1Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
- Ultra-micro electrode using low melting point metal and manufacturing method thereof29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029426 A1Dong-A University Research Foundation for Industry-Academy Cooperation
- High Frequency Passivated AFM Cantilever and Method of Fabrication18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290950 A1Bruker Nano, Inc.
- Method For Producing A Substrate Comprising Scanning Probe Microscopy Tips27 Feb 2025US 2025/0067771 A1
- Atomic Force Microscopy Probe with Tilted Tip and Method of Fabrication Thereof13 Feb 2025US 2025/0052781 A1Bruker Nano, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Nanometer-scale microscopy probes212US 6,159,742 APresident and Fellows of Harvard College · 2000
- Microcasting of microminiature tips139US 4,916,002 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Jr. University · 1990
- Method of making superhard tips for micro-probe microscopy and field emission116US 5,393,647 A1995
- Method for growing single-wall carbon nanotubes utilizing seed molecules103US 6,756,025 B2William Marsh Rice University · 2004
- Microfabricated torsional cantilevers for sensitive force detection83US 6,073,484 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 2000