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US 8,631,511 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for micromachines, microstructures, nanomachines and nanostructures
OwnerVictor B. Kleyinventor
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Abstract
Parts and structures are described for micro and nano machines and the creation of macro structures with nano and micro layers of special materials to provide improved performance.
Claims12
A cantilever assembly suitable for use in a scanning probe microscope (SPM), the cantilever assembly comprising:
- a holder that includes a major surface having at least one recessed feature formed therein, the recessed feature having an opening that at least partially occludes an interior region of the recessed feature;
- and
- a lever extending from the holder, the lever having
- a first major surface,
- a second major surface spaced apart from the first major surface, and
- an end portion distal the holder, the end portion having a recessed region formed on the first major surface, the recessed region being suitable for receiving an object or serving as a mount point for an object, the recessed region being formed without any portion extending to the second major surface.
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A cantilever assembly suitable for use in a scanning probe microscope (SPM), the cantilever assembly comprising:
- a holder that includes a major surface having at least one recessed feature formed therein, the recessed feature having an opening that at least partially occludes an interior region of the recessed feature;
- and
- a lever extending from the holder, the lever having
- a first major surface,
- a second major surface spaced apart from the first major surface, and
- an end portion distal the holder, the end portion having a recessed region formed on the first major surface, the recessed region being suitable for receiving an object or serving as a mount point for an object, the recessed region being formed with a portion extending to and through the second major surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.