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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:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mario B Viani, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Paul Hansma, Goleta, CA (US);
Ami Chand, Goleta, CA (US);
Mark A Wendman, Goleta, CA (US);
Hal J Morrett, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73105 ;
Abstract
A sacrificial cantilever is used as a template for making cantilevers of non-standard materials for use in an atomic force microscope. The desired metal is deposited onto the sacrificial cantilever, followed by removal of the sacrificial cantilever.