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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:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas B Harvey, III, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Chan-Long Shieh, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324693 ; 324 714 ; 324724 ;
Abstract
A method of measuring electrical characteristics of a molecule including providing a first metal contact having a major surface, an insulating layer overlying the major surface of the first metal contact and a second metal contact overlying the insulating layer so as to have an edge spaced a molecular distance from the major surface of the first metal contact. A conductive organic molecule including a metal binding group is coupled between the metal contacts.