Patents by Inventor Michel Desponet

Michel Desponet 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).

  • Device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever and a method for production of said cantilever
    Patent number: 6862925
    Abstract: A device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever connected to an almost plane carrier element staying apart from said surface, said cantilever having a tip at its loose end being in close contact to said surface. It is proposed that the cantilever stand out of the plane of said carrier element. Further, a method for producing the cantilever having a tip at its loose end. The device is suitable for thermomechanical writing and thermal readout of binary information, lithographic and imaging techniques, and for surface modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Desponet, Ute Drechsler, Mark I. Lutwyche, Hugo E. Rothuizen, Peter Vettiger