Patent ID: 9279753
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A microelectromechanical device formed on a multi-layered substrate for testing a specimen having a nano-scale dimension, comprising an actuator having a movable actuator shuttle comprising an electrically insulating layer, a load sensor having a movable load sensor shuttle comprising an electrically insulating layer and spaced apart from the actuator shuttle for receiving a specimen for testing therebetween, wherein the electrically insulating layer of the actuator shuttle and of the load sensor shuttle receive a respective end region of the specimen thereon for electrically isolating the specimen from said actuator and said load sensor during testing, and a four-terminal array having first and second outer electrical terminals with respective extensions residing on the actuator shuttle and load sensor shuttle and connected to the electrically isolated specimen at spaced apart locations and first and second inner electrical terminals with respective extensions residing on the actuator shuttle and load sensor shuttle and connected to the electrically isolated specimen at other locations between the first and second outer terminals.