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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Masatsugu Shigeno, Chiba, JP;
Kazutoshi Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Masato Iyoki, Chiba, JP;
Naoya Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Masatsugu Shigeno, Chiba, JP;
Kazutoshi Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Masato Iyoki, Chiba, JP;
Naoya Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
SII NanoTechnology Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 20/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a cantilever that is capable of bending and deforming in an active manner by itself. The cantilever includes: a lever portion having a proximal end that is supported by a main body part; and a resistor member that is formed in the cantilever and generates heat when a voltage is applied, to thereby deform the lever portion by thermal expansion due to the heat.