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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth F. Hollman, Carson City, NV (US);
Assignee:
The Micromanipulator Company, Inc., Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/102 ; G01R 3/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/102 ; G01R 3/128 ;
Abstract
A specimen probing apparatus in provided including a vacuum chamber within which a carrier for the specimen to be probed and a probe assembly are positioned. The housing for the chamber is preferably constructed to allow a variety of options for electrically isolating the test environment in the chamber. Also, unique drive or shift assemblies for the carrier and probe assembly are disclosed for allowing precision movements thereof in the vacuum chamber.