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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:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73105 ;
Abstract
A cantilever probe for scanning a sample surface comprises a cantilever having a free end and a fixed end. A first support section is disposed at the free end and extends along a first plane. A probe is formed on the first support section for scanning movement relative to the sample surface. A second support section is disposed at the fixed end and extends along a second plane different from the first plane. A beam section interconnects the first support member and the second support member to one another and extends along a third plane different from the first and second planes.