Surface force measuring method and surface force measuring apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9410984
APP PUB NO 20150362525A1
SERIAL NO

14762261

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The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for measuring a force (which will be referred to as surface force) acting between two material surfaces. A surface force measuring method includes moving an object (1) toward a probe (4) until the probe (4) is adsorbed to the object (1), then applying a load from an electromagnetic-force generator (20) to a supporting member (6) in a direction as to separate the probe (4) from the object (1) while gradually increasing an electric current supplied to the electromagnetic-force generator (20), obtaining a value of the electric current supplied to the electromagnetic-force generator (20) when the probe (4) is separated from the object (1), and converting the value of the electric current into a surface force acting between the probe (4) and the object (1).

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ELIONIX INC3-7-6 MOTOYOKOYAMACHO HACHIOJI-SHI TOKYO 192-0063

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amemiya, Hironao Tokyo, JP 1 6
Kato, Takahisa Tokyo, JP 143 1252
Kobayashi, Hayato Tokyo, JP 16 92

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