Patent
Apparatus and method for modifying an object
| العنوان: | Apparatus and method for modifying an object |
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| Patent Number: | 7,323,699 |
| تاريخ النشر: | January 29, 2008 |
| Appl. No: | 11/047877 |
| Application Filed: | February 02, 2005 |
| مستخلص: | A method and apparatus includes positioning a reactant on a surface in specific location and then directing an energy source from a device at the reactant such that it modifies the surface to either remove material or add material. |
| Inventors: | Hopkins, Barry F. (Hobe Sound, FL, US); Ray, David J. (Agoura Hills, CA, US); LeClaire, Jeffrey E. (Boca Raton, FL, US); White, Roy (Wellington, FL, US) |
| Assignees: | Rave, LLC (Delray Beach, FL, US) |
| Claim: | 1. An apparatus for modifying an object, comprising: a moveable probe with a probe tip positioned adjacent to the object; a reactant that is positioned on the object; and an energy device configured to direct its output directly at the reactant in order to modify the object wherein the reactant is placed on the probe tip through an electrostatic process. |
| Claim: | 2. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the probe is included in an assembly that is configured to position the reactant on the object. |
| Claim: | 3. The apparatus as in claim 2 , wherein the assembly is a scanning probe microscope. |
| Claim: | 4. The apparatus as in claim 3 , wherein the reactant is positioned with a probe tip of the scanning probe microscope. |
| Claim: | 5. The apparatus as in claim 4 , wherein the reactant is placed on the probe tip through a hydrophilic process. |
| Claim: | 6. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the energy device is an electromagnetic device. |
| Claim: | 7. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the energy device is a laser. |
| Claim: | 8. The apparatus as in claim 7 , wherein the added material is linked to another portion of the object. |
| Claim: | 9. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the energy device is configured to directed radio waves at the sample. |
| Claim: | 10. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein in the object is a single layered device. |
| Claim: | 11. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the object is comprised of at least two layers. |
| Claim: | 12. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein one of the at least two layers is configured to act as a stop layer. |
| Claim: | 13. The apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein the reactant is configured to removed material from one of the at least two layers and not react with the second of the at least two layers. |
| Claim: | 14. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the object is a semiconductor device. |
| Claim: | 15. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the reactant is configured to remove material from the object. |
| Claim: | 16. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the reactant is configured to add material to the object. |
| Claim: | 17. The apparatus as in claim 16 , wherein the added material is a conductor. |
| Claim: | 18. The apparatus as in claim 16 , wherein the added material is an insulator. |
| Claim: | 19. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the reactant is selected based upon the object. |
| Claim: | 20. The apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the energy device is configured to increase a reaction time of the reactant on the object. |
| Claim: | 21. The apparatus as in claim 1 , further comprising a probe assembly and fluid delivery channel. |
| Claim: | 22. The apparatus as in claim 1 , further comprising a debris removal means. |
| Claim: | 23. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of placing reactant in multiple locations to create specific shaped features. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 2504/922 |
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| Primary Examiner: | Wells, Nikita |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Baker & Hostetler LLP |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.07323699 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |