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Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Wei Yi, Mountain View, CA (US);

Fung Suong Ou, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Min HU, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Zhiyong LI, Foster City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Wei Yi, Mountain View, CA (US);

Fung Suong Ou, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Min Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Zhiyong Li, Foster City, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/65 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/658 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus includes a substrate and a plurality of nano-fingers attached at respective first ends to the substrate and freely movable along their lengths, in which a first set of the plurality of nano-fingers comprises a first physical characteristic, wherein a second set of the plurality of nano-fingers comprises a second physical characteristic, and wherein the first physical characteristic differs from the second physical characteristic.


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