Method and apparatus for tool and tip design for nanomachining and measurement
First Claim
1. A single-body structure used as a tool tip for making modifications and/or collecting measurements on a target object, said single-body structure comprising:
- a first end portion;
a second end portion opposite said first portion; and
a mid portion between said first and second end portions, wherein a central axis can be defined extending from said first end portion to said second end portion, and wherein said single-body structure has a maximum linear dimension of approximately 50 microns or less.
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Abstract
A single-body structure is presented for use as a tool tip for making modifications and/or collecting measurements on a target object. The single-body structure comprises a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first portion, and a mid portion between the first and second end portions, wherein a central axis can be defined extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, and wherein the single-body structure has a maximum linear dimension of approximately 50 microns or less. The single-body structure may be comprised of diamond. One of the first and second end portions may have a larger cross sectional area, in a plane perpendicular to the central axis, than does the other of the first and second end portions. One of the first and second end portions may have a larger cross sectional diameter, in at least one direction perpendicular to the central axis, than does the other of the first and second end portions.
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72 Claims
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1. A single-body structure used as a tool tip for making modifications and/or collecting measurements on a target object, said single-body structure comprising:
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a first end portion;
a second end portion opposite said first portion; and
a mid portion between said first and second end portions, wherein a central axis can be defined extending from said first end portion to said second end portion, and wherein said single-body structure has a maximum linear dimension of approximately 50 microns or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A single-body structure used as a tool tip for making modifications and/or collecting measurements on a target object, said single-body structure comprising:
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a connecting end portion first end portion capable of being connected to a tool used to move said single-body structure relative to said target object;
a non-connecting end portion opposite said connecting end portion; and
a mid portion between said connecting and non-connecting end portions, wherein a central axis can be defined extending from said connecting end portion to said non-connecting end portion, and wherein said single-body structure has a maximum linear dimension of approximately 50 microns or less. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A tool piece used as a tool tip for making modifications and/or collecting measurements on a target object, said tool piece comprising;
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a proximate end;
a distal end; and
a shaped structure formed on said distal end, said shaped structure having a maximum linear dimension of approximately 50 microns or less, wherein said tool piece has a maximum linear dimension of approximately 200 microns or less.
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