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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Adam J. Feinstein, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Matthew R. Wilson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Adam J. Feinstein, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Matthew R. Wilson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Bruker Nano, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
The preferred embodiments are directed to a probe cassette for a scanning probe microscope that includes a base having at least one probe storage receptacle, a lid mountable on the base with the probe storage receptacle at least substantially covering the at least one receptacle, and a probe retainer that retains a probe device of the scanning probe microscope in the receptacle under a compressive force. The probe cassette can be pre-loaded and shipped to a user site where the cassette can be loaded in an AFM without manual manipulation of the individual probe devices.