EP1237161A3

Method and apparatus for performing atomic force microscopy measurements

Abstract

The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for performing Atomic Force Microscopy. In the method of the invention, a force and speed profile is defined, which is a force speed change as a function of time and a sample is scanned by the AFM probe in such a way that the force between the sample and the probe is changed according to said predefined profile. The invention is equally related to an apparatus with which to perform said method.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0729006A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Y	Search report	8
US5744799A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-8
US5866807A	Cites	United States of America	XA	Search report	1,2,6
WO9945361A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	XAY	Search report	1,2,6

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272249P	United States of America	–	2001-02-28
27224901	United States of America	P	2001-02-28
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US20010272249P	–	–	–

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EP1237161A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2002-09-04
US2002157457A1	United States of America	A1	2002-10-31
EP1237161A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2004-01-21
US6823723B2	United States of America	B2	2004-11-30
EP1237161B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2014-05-14

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2022-04-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2022-03-23	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2022-02-27	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2021-05-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2014-10-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
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Method and apparatus for performing atomic force microscopy measurements

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