Patents by Inventor Nourin Alsharif

Nourin Alsharif 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).

  • CANTILEVER-FREE SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20210123948
    Abstract: A system includes a probe assembly, a camera, and a control system. The probe assembly includes a rigid substrate, a compliant layer provided on the rigid substrate, one or more rigid probes can be arranged on the compliant layer to cover at least a portion of the compliant layer, and a reflective layer can cover the one or more rigid probes and uncovered portions of the compliant layer. The camera is configured to generate image data from the probe assembly. The control system is configured to receive image data from the camera and develop a topographical image of a surface of a sample, based at least in part on the received image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Keith Andrew BROWN, Wenhan CAO, Nourin ALSHARIF
  • Cantilever-free scanning probe microscopy
    Patent number: 10989736
    Abstract: A system includes a probe assembly, a camera, and a control system. The probe assembly includes a rigid substrate, a compliant layer provided on the rigid substrate, one or more rigid probes can be arranged on the compliant layer to cover at least a portion of the compliant layer, and a reflective layer can cover the one or more rigid probes and uncovered portions of the compliant layer. The camera is configured to generate image data from the probe assembly. The control system is configured to receive image data from the camera and develop a topographical image of a surface of a sample, based at least in part on the received image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keith Andrew Brown, Wenhan Cao, Nourin Alsharif