Manipulator carrier for electron microscopes
US8822951B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2237/208
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a carrier device for transporting one or more manipulators into a vacuum specimen chamber of an electron microscope, characterized in that the carrier device comprises: (i) a platform having securing means for detachably securing the one or more manipulators to the platform, and (ii) electrical connectors secured to the platform for the electrical connection of the one or more manipulators. The present invention also relates to a method for transporting the carrier device into the vacuum specimen chamber of the electron microscope without altering the vacuum of the vacuum specimen chamber comprising transporting the carrier device of the invention through the specimen exchange chamber of the electron microscope and into the vacuum specimen chamber.
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