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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Applicant:
Raymond Roger Shile, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Raymond Roger Shile, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
NanoInk, Inc., Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 60/24 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Improved actuation device useful in direct-write nanolithography and imaging including use of a pivot point for downward deflection of a cantilever with long travel path. A device comprising at least one holder, at least one cantilever, an extension of the said cantilever wherein the extension is integrated with an actuator, wherein the cantilever is adapted for actuated movement. The actuator can be electrostatic, thermal, or piezoelectric. The cantilever can comprise a tip, and material can be transferred from the tip to a surface.