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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Nabil A. Amro, Wheeling, IL (US);
Raymond Sanedrin, Skokie, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nabil A. Amro, Wheeling, IL (US);
Raymond Sanedrin, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
NanoInk, Inc., Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 20/02 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Better leveling procedures for patterning at the small scale including the nanoscale. A method comprising: providing at least one array of cantilevers comprising tips thereon, wherein the cantilevers comprise at least one relatively bright spot, or at least two relatively bright spots, near the tip upon viewing, providing a substrate, leveling the array and the substrate with respect to each other, wherein the relatively bright spot near the tip is viewed to determine a contact of the tip and substrate.