Scanning probe microscope

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8813261
APP PUB NO 20140059724A1
SERIAL NO

13974634

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A scanning probe microscope including: a scanning probe microscope unit section including, a cantilever having a probe, a cantilever holder configured to fix the cantilever, a sample holder on which a sample is configured to be placed, a horizontal fine transfer mechanism configured to relatively scan a surface of the sample with the probe, a vertical fine transfer mechanism configured to control a distance between the probe and the sample surface, an optical microscope configured to observe the cantilever and the sample; a control device; an imaging device to which a viewing field, wider than that of the optical microscope and capable of observing the cantilever and the sample at the same time, can be set; and an image display device configured to display images observed by the optical microscope and the imaging device.

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HITACHI HIGH-TECH SCIENCE CORPORATION24-14 NISHI-SHIMBASHI 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 105-0003

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iyoki, Masato Minato-ku, JP 18 172
Kuwahara, Junji Minato-ku, JP 1 6
Momota, Hiroumi Minato-ku, JP 4 20
Nosaka, Naokatsu Minato-ku, JP 7 141

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