Invention Grant
- Patent Title: MEMS nanoindenter
- Patent Title (中): MEMS纳米压痕仪
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Application No.: US10586729Application Date: 2005-01-26
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Publication No.: US07654159B2Publication Date: 2010-02-02
- Inventor: Peter Enoksson , Alexandra Nafari , Håkan Olin , Fredrik Althoff , Andrey Danilov , Jens Dahlström
- Applicant: Peter Enoksson , Alexandra Nafari , Håkan Olin , Fredrik Althoff , Andrey Danilov , Jens Dahlström
- Applicant Address: SE Göteborg
- Assignee: Nanofactory Instruments AB
- Current Assignee: Nanofactory Instruments AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Göteborg
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: SE0400177 20040126
- International Application: PCT/SE2005/000098 WO 20050126
- International Announcement: WO2005/069748 WO 20050804
- Main IPC: G01L1/16
- IPC: G01L1/16 ; G01B7/16

Abstract:
A force sensor (200) and nanoidenation system (300) using such force sensor (200), wherein the force sensor (200) comprise a movable membrane (207) attached to a fixed bulk structure (210) with springs (201, 202, 203, 204) formed between the membrane (207) and bulk structure (210); the springs (201, 202, 203, 204) may be provided two on each side of a rectangular membrane(207) and each in the form of a U-shape with displacing elements (801) formed perpendicular to each open end of each U-shaped spring (800). The force sensor further comprises electrodes (206) for detecting capacitive changes between the movable membrane (207) and the electrodes (206) in order to measure a movement in relation to an applied force. The membrane (207) further comprises a probe holding structure (214) for providing a solution for interchangeable probes (211).
Public/Granted literature
- US20080276727A1 Mems Nanoindenter Public/Granted day:2008-11-13
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