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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Hitachi High-tech Science Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masatsugu Shigeno, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
HITACHI HIGH-TECH SCIENCE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 70/12 (2010.01); G01Q 70/02 (2010.01); G01Q 70/10 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 70/02 (2013.01); G01Q 70/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanning probe microscope includes a cantilever that has a first attachment surface and a cantilever attachment portion that has a second attachment surface to which the first attachment surface of the cantilever is attached. Columnar elements including nanofibers or nanotubes are formed on the second attachment surface, and the second attachment surface adheres to the first attachment surface by using the columnar element.