Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Aime

Jean-Pierre Aime 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).

  • Atomic force microscopy probe
    Patent number: 8091143
    Abstract: A probe for atomic force microscopy (SM) comprising a micromechanical resonator (RMM) and a tip for atomic force microscopy (P1) projecting from said resonator, the probe being characterized in that: it also includes means (EL1) for selectively exciting a volume mode of oscillation of said resonator (RMM); and in that said tip for atomic force microscopy (P1, P1?) projects from said resonator substantially in correspondence with an antinode point (PV1) of said volume mode of oscillation. An atomic force microscope including such a probe (SM?). A method of atomic force microscopy including the use of such a probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de Bordeaux 1
    Inventors: Marc Faucher, Lionel Buchaillot, Jean-Pierre Aime, Bernard Louis Amand Legrand, Gerard Couturier
  • ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY PROBE
    Publication number: 20100205698
    Abstract: A probe for atomic force microscopy (SM) comprising a micromechanical resonator (RMM) and a tip for atomic force microscopy (P1) projecting from said resonator, the probe being characterized in that: it also includes means (EL1) for selectively exciting a volume mode of oscillation of said resonator (RMM); and in that said tip for atomic force microscopy (P1, P1?) projects from said resonator substantially in correspondence with an antinode point (PV1) of said volume mode of oscillation. An atomic force microscope including such a probe (SM?). A method of atomic force microscopy including the use of such a probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX 1,
    Inventors: Marc Faucher, Lionel Buchaillot, Jean-Pierre Aime, Bernard Louis Amand Legrand, Gerard Couturier