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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Perkinelmer Health Sciences, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Keith Ferrara, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/04 (2006.01); F16B 7/20 (2006.01); H01J 49/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0495 (2013.01); F16B 7/20 (2013.01); H01J 49/10 (2013.01); H01J 2209/18 (2013.01); Y10T 403/7009 (2015.01);
Abstract
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to methods of using couplers to provide a seal between a source assembly and a vacuum chamber. In certain examples, the source assembly can be inserted into a vacuum chamber. In some examples, the source assembly can be sealed to the vacuum chamber by rotation of a moveable component in a first direction to provide an axial force to seal the source assembly to the vacuum chamber. Rotation of the moveable component in a second direction can release the provided axial force to permit removal of the source assembly from the vacuum chamber.