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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 60/38 (2010.01); G01Q 30/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 60/38 (2013.01); G01Q 30/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a probe assembly, a camera, and a control system. The probe assembly includes a rigid substrate, a compliant layer provided on the rigid substrate, one or more rigid probes can be arranged on the compliant layer to cover at least a portion of the compliant layer, and a reflective layer can cover the one or more rigid probes and uncovered portions of the compliant layer. The camera is configured to generate image data from the probe assembly. The control system is configured to receive image data from the camera and develop a topographical image of a surface of a sample, based at least in part on the received image data.