PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15952368
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["850", "056000"]

Abstract:
According to embodiments, a cantilever probe for use with an atomic force microscope (AFM) or scanning probe microscope (SPM) has a pad of conformable material that facilitates non-permanent adhesion through van der Waals interactions. Such removable probes and probe tips facilitate use of multiple tips or probes, while reducing the need for recalibration or repositioning.

Claim (Index 14):
A scanning probe microscope (SPM) or atomic force microscope (AFM) system comprising:\n an actuator system configured to impart relative motion between a cantilever probe system and a sample, the cantilever probe system including:\n a handle defining an upper surface; \n a cantilever extending from a proximal end at the handle to a distal end, the distal end defining a bottom surface; and \n a tip that includes a base surface and an apex opposite the base surface; \n a controller system electrically coupled with the actuator system and configured to control motion and positioning of the actuator system; a driver coupled to the actuator system and having a driver surface mechanically coupled to the handle; and a monitor system electrically coupled with the controller system and arranged to monitor deflection of the cantilever; and a pad arranged to permit for mechanical decoupling at a location between the tip and the driver surface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.3125
- Patent Class: 850.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14305588', '14456710', '12706190', '13601906', '12996512']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6329569826421099
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4848580139453723
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6181470857724362
- Mean Citation Score: 206.523874
- Max Citation Score: 218.96825
- Similarity Product: 171.21916836246848

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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