US5357787A
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Cantilever for atomic force microscope and method of manufacturing the same
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1994-02-24
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Granted: 1994-10-25
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Expires: 2014-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, has a probe formed by a structure at least partially including a linear needle crystal. A method of manufacturing the cantilever comprises the steps of applying adhesive to a distal end portion of a cantilever body and placing on the adhesive, in a state where the cantilever body is held substantially horizontally, a structure having the shape of at least four needle crystals combined with one another so as to bond the structure to the distal end portion of the cantilever body.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Kado
- 👤 Takao Tohda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 00:54
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01Q; G01Q60/00; G01Q60/24; G01Q60/38; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y15/00; B82Y35/00; G01Q70/00; G01Q70/08; G01Q70/10; G01Q70/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S977/00; Y10S977/84; Y10S977/849; Y10S977/85; Y10S977/851; Y10S977/86; Y10S977/863; Y10S977/873; Y10S977/875; Y10S977/878; Y10S977/879; Y10S977/88; Y10S977/881
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
34 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, comprising: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a structure made up of four needle crystals combined with one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, comprising: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a structure made up of four needle crystals combined with one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cantilever of claim 1, wherein said probe is bonded to said cantilever body by an adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The cantilever of claim 1, wherein said structure has the shape of a tetrapod in which said four needle crystals extend from a centroid of a regular tetrahedron towards four vertexes of the regular tetrahedron, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cantilever of claim 3, wherein said needle crystals consisting of zinc oxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cantilever of claim 3, wherein said needle crystals consisting of zinc selenide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cantilever of claim 1, wherein said needle crystals consisting of zinc oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cantilever of claim 1, wherein said needle crystals consisting of zinc selenide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, comprising: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a structure having the shape of a tetrapod in which four needle crystals extend from a centroid of a regular tetrahedron towards four vertexes of the regular tetrahedron, respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, comprising: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a structure having the shape of a tetrapod in which four needle crystals extend from a centroid of a regular tetrahedron towards four vertexes of the regular tetrahedron, respectively.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cantilever of claim 8, wherein said needle crystals consisting of zinc oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cantilever of claim 8, wherein said needle crystals consisting of zinc selenide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cantilever of claim 8, wherein said probe is bonded to said cantilever body by an adhesive.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, comprising: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a linear needle crystal structure, wherein said linear needle crystal structure consisting of zinc oxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, comprising: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a linear needle crystal structure, wherein said linear needle crystal structure consisting of zinc oxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cantilever of claim 12, wherein said probe is bonded to said cantilever body by an adhesive.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, consisting of: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a linear needle crystal structure, wherein said linear needle crystal structure consisting of zinc selenide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cantilever for an atomic force microscope, consisting of: a cantilever body; and a probe on said cantilever body, said probe consisting of a linear needle crystal structure, wherein said linear needle crystal structure consisting of zinc selenide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cantilever of claim 14, wherein said probe is bonded to said cantilever body by an adhesive.
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