Patents Assigned to CONCEPT SCIENTIFIQUE INSTRUMENTS
  • Method of controlling a probe using constant command signals
    Patent number: 10895584
    Abstract: A method for commanding a tip of a probe is disclosed, wherein a command signal, representative of the force applied by said tip on the surface of a sample to be analyzed, includes at least one cycle successively defined by: a first step where the value of said command signal decreases from a maximum value (Smax) to a minimum value (Smin) so as to move said tip away from said surface at a predetermined distance called detachment height; a second step where the value of the command signal is maintained constant at said minimum value so as to maintain the tip at said detachment height; a third step where the value of the command signal increases from the minimum value up to said maximum value so as to bring the tip closer towards the surface to be analyzed until the tip comes into contact with the surface; and a fourth step where the value of the command signal is maintained constant at said maximum value to maintain the tip in contact with the surface to be analyzed under a constant force between the tip and t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CONCEPT SCIENTIFIQUE INSTRUMENTS
    Inventor: Louis Pacheco
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PROBE
    Publication number: 20190094267
    Abstract: A method for commanding a tip of a probe is disclosed, wherein a command signal, representative of the force applied by said tip on the surface of a sample to be analyzed, includes at least one cycle successively defined by: a first step where the value of said command signal decreases from a maximum value (Smax) to a minimum value (Smin) so as to move said tip away from said surface at a predetermined distance called detachment height; a second step where the value of the command signal is maintained constant at said minimum value so as to maintain the tip at said detachment height; a third step where the value of the command signal increases from the minimum value up to said maximum value so as to bring the tip closer towards the surface to be analyzed until the tip comes into contact with the surface; and a fourth step where the value of the command signal is maintained constant at said maximum value to maintain the tip in contact with the surface to be analyzed under a constant force between the tip and t
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: CONCEPT SCIENTIFIQUE INSTRUMENTS
    Inventor: Louis Pacheco