Patent ID: 9255339
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: C25D,H01J

Claim Text:
1. A method of locally depositing a material onto an insulating surface, comprising: a. applying an electrolyte to the insulating surface using a nano pen, said nano pen comprising a nanocapillary, a nano syringe, or a nanopipette and including an associated electrode, wherein applying an electrolyte to the insulating surface using a nano pen includes delivering the electrolyte to the insulating surface using the nanocapillary, the nano syringe, or the nanopipette; and b. applying a current through the electrolyte to initiate an electrochemical reaction to deposit a component of the electrolyte onto the insulating surface by: applying an electrical potential to the associated electrode; and directing a charged particle beam to supply electrical charges to the electrolyte.