Inventor

SMITH STUART T

US16 patents

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INSITUTEC INC

6 patents

US7308747B2Dec 18, 2007

Method of positioning a platform relative to a fixed frame and a small scale positioning device

INSITUTEC INC44 citations91

US7735358B2Jun 15, 2010

Self-sensing tweezer devices and associated methods for micro and nano-scale manipulation and assembly

INSITUTEC INC8 citations82

US7278297B2Oct 9, 2007

Oscillating probe with a virtual probe tip

INSITUTEC INC18 citations82

US7815373B2Oct 19, 2010

Symmetric spindle design

INSITUTEC INC4 citations61

USRE41057EDec 29, 2009

Method and apparatus using a closed loop controlled actuator for surface profilometry

INSITUTEC INC2 citations59

US7900506B2Mar 8, 2011

Multi-dimensional standing wave probe for microscale and nanoscale measurement, manipulation, and surface modification

INSITUTEC INC0 citations51

UNIV NORTH CAROLINA

4 patents

US6707230B2Mar 16, 2004

Closed loop control systems employing relaxor ferroelectric actuators

UNIV NORTH CAROLINA60 citations93

US6901677B2Jun 7, 2005

Method and apparatus using a closed loop controlled actuator for surface profilometry

UNIV NORTH CAROLINA22 citations89

US5450746ASep 19, 1995

Constant force stylus profiling apparatus and method

UNIV NORTH CAROLINA34 citations86

US7568381B2Aug 4, 2009

Apparatus and method for surface property measurement with in-process compensation for instrument frame distortion

UNIV NORTH CAROLINA11 citations81

UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

3 patents

US10302245B2May 28, 2019

ALBANY INSTR INC

1 patent

US6933717B1Aug 23, 2005

Sensors and probes for mapping electromagnetic fields

ALBANY INSTR INC79 citations95

(unassigned)

1 patent

US6504363B1Jan 7, 2003

Sensor for eddy current testing and method of use thereof

111 citations95

SECRETARY TRADE IND BRIT

1 patent

US4944606AJul 31, 1990

Precision motion slideways

SECRETARY TRADE IND BRIT30 citations90

SMITH STUART T

INSITUTEC INC

Method of positioning a platform relative to a fixed frame and a small scale positioning device

Self-sensing tweezer devices and associated methods for micro and nano-scale manipulation and assembly

Oscillating probe with a virtual probe tip

Symmetric spindle design

Method and apparatus using a closed loop controlled actuator for surface profilometry

Multi-dimensional standing wave probe for microscale and nanoscale measurement, manipulation, and surface modification

UNIV NORTH CAROLINA

Closed loop control systems employing relaxor ferroelectric actuators

Method and apparatus using a closed loop controlled actuator for surface profilometry

Constant force stylus profiling apparatus and method

Apparatus and method for surface property measurement with in-process compensation for instrument frame distortion

UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

Modular kit for construction of apparatus including positioning mechanisms

Modular kit for construction of apparatus including positioning mechanisms

Methods of determining the shape of a sessile drop

ALBANY INSTR INC

Sensors and probes for mapping electromagnetic fields

(unassigned)

Sensor for eddy current testing and method of use thereof

SECRETARY TRADE IND BRIT

Precision motion slideways