Patent ID: 9019512
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B81C,G01N

Abstract:
1. A microscale testing stage comprising: a frame having first and second opposing ends and first and second side beams; at least one deformable force sensor beam near the first end extending laterally across said frame between the first and second side beams; a first longitudinal beam bisecting said at least one force sensor beam and having a free end; a second longitudinal beam having a free end facing the free end of said first longitudinal beam to define a gap therebetween; a support structure disposed near the second end; and a pair of slots disposed at each of the free ends of the first and second longitudinal beams, respectively, each of the slots providing a seat for an end of a separately fabricated microscale or nanoscale specimen; wherein the stage is formed of a material having a high melting temperature, further comprising: a temperature sensor comprising: