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Sample vessel

US4532816A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 1983
Grant dateAug 6, 1985
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sample vessel for carrying a sample and storing same in a high vacuum. The vessel includes a hollow body which is open at one end. A specimen carrier plate is coupled by a translating mechanism so that it can slide in and out of said hollow body through the opening. An O-ring seal is provided to seal the carrier plate to the vessel thereby sealing the specimen carried thereby inside the hollow body which can then be evacuated leaving a high vacuum inside.

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