Patents by Inventor Trek, Inc.

Trek, Inc. 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).

  • Method and device for moving a sensor close to a surface
    Publication number: 20130085714
    Abstract: A method and a system for positioning a sensor of an electrostatic force microscope is disclosed. In a method according to the invention, the AC bias voltage and DC bias voltage systems of the EFM are utilized to determine a sensor sensitivity “G”, which is then used to adjust the position of the sensor or the AC bias voltage in a manner that reduces the risk of arcing and/or contact between the sensor and the surface to be analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Trek, Inc.
    Inventor: Trek, Inc.