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Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2016
Applicants:

Ralph C. Merkle, Cupertino, CA (US);

Robert A. Freitas, Jr., Pilot Hill, CA (US);

Jeremy Barton, Folsom, CA (US);

Aru Hill, San Jose, CA (US);

Michael Drew, Union City, CA (US);

Damian Allis, Syracuse, NY (US);

Tait Takatani, Sparks, NV (US);

Michael Shawn Marshall, Liburn, GA (US);

Matthew Kennedy, Tucker, GA (US);

Inventors:

Ralph C. Merkle, Cupertino, CA (US);

Robert A. Freitas, Jr., Pilot Hill, CA (US);

Jeremy Barton, Folsom, CA (US);

Aru Hill, San Jose, CA (US);

Michael Drew, Union City, CA (US);

Damian Allis, Syracuse, NY (US);

Tait Takatani, Sparks, NV (US);

Michael Shawn Marshall, Liburn, GA (US);

Matthew Kennedy, Tucker, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 70/18 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 70/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are described which facilitate mechanosynthesis through the sequential use of a plurality of tips, each of which may have a different affinity for feedstock, thereby allowing tip to tip transfers which enhance system versatility and reduce equipment complexity.


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