IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
G01Q 80/00 - Definition
This main group covers:
Specific applications, different from SPM, of scanning-probe techniques.
References relevant to classification in this main group
This main group does not cover:
Manufacture or treatment of micro-structures | B81C |
Manufacture or treatment of nano-structures | B82B 3/00 |
Recording or reproducing information using near-field interaction | G11B 9/12, G11B 11/24, G11B 13/08 |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Specific SPM techniques, apparatus therefor or components thereof, e.g. probes | G01Q 60/00 |
General aspects of SPM probes | G01Q 70/00 |