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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Richard K. Workman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Storrs T. Hoen, Brisbane, CA (US);
George M. Clifford, Jr., Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard K. Workman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Storrs T. Hoen, Brisbane, CA (US);
George M. Clifford, Jr., Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, the spring constant of a scanning probe microscope cantilever mechanically coupled to a MEMs actuator may be determined in-situ by application of a force to the scanning probe microscope cantilever.