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Spinning force apparatus

US8795143B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

President and Fellows of Harvard College · US

Inventors

Wesley Philip Wong · Cambridge, US
Kenneth Anders Halvorsen · Natick, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2013
Grant date	Aug 5, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2203/0089
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spinning force system and methods of operation are provided for measuring a characteristic of a sample. The system includes a detection module having a light source for illuminating the sample and an objective being aligned to the light source to define a light path for producing an image of the sample. A rotor is mechanically coupled to the detection module and configured to rotate the light path for applying a force to the sample. The force may include a centrifugal force and other forms of force (such as a viscous drag force) resulted from the rotation. In some examples, the force is applied in a direction that is not parallel to a surface of the sample.

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