Patents by Inventor Hans-Ulrich Krotil

Hans-Ulrich Krotil has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6880386
    Abstract: A process for the location-resolved simultaneous detection of the adhesion and friction as well as possibly of other material properties of a sample surface to be examined by means of a raster probe microscope comprising a raster probe. The raster probe and/or the sample with sample surface are moved until at a point of the sample surface to be examined the raster probe interacts in a determined manner with this surface. The raster probe and/or the sample are subjected to a vertical oscillation, and a first measuring signal characterized by the deformation of the raster probe is recorded. A second measuring signal characterizing the deformation of the raster probe is recorded, wherein the raster probe and/or the sample are subjected to a horizontal and/or vertical oscillation. From these two measuring signals the desired material properties are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Witec Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Technologie GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Krotil, Thomas Stifter, Othmar Marti