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US 8,819,860 B2Granted
Device comprising a cantilever and scanning system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichel Despont, Venkataraman Kartik, Charalampos Pozidis, Deepak R. Sahoo
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Abstract
A device including a first part and a second part, the first and second part being connected to each other and being movable relative to each other. The first part is a cantilever that has a rectangular strip with a probe tip at one end and a magnetic element the other end. The magnetic element is configured to interact with a magnetic field. The first part is connected to the second part by a hinge.
Claims14
A device, comprising:
- a first part and a second part, the first and second part being connected to each other and being movable relative to each other, wherein the first part is a cantilever comprising a rectangular strip having a probe tip at one end and a magnetic element at an end opposite the probe tip, configured to interact with a magnetic field, said first part being connected to the second part by a hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.