Patents by Inventor Akihiro Mito

Akihiro Mito 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).

  • Optical probe, method of manufacturing an optical probe, and scanning probe microscope
    Patent number: 6121604
    Abstract: An optical probe is used in a near-field effect microscope for performing topographical observation and physical property measurement on a surface of a sample. The optical probe comprises an optical resonator having an optical fiber having at least one microscopic projection composed of a dielectric material disposed at an end portion of the optical fiber for transmitting light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignees: The Head of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Hiraga, Tetsuo Moriya, Akihiro Mito, Masamichi Fujihira, Hiroshi Muramatsu, Noritaka Yamamoto