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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments Llc, Madison, CA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Morrow, Madison, WI (US);
Steven J. Foote, Middleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
THERMO ELECTRON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LLC, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 10/28 (2021.01); G01N 23/2252 (2018.01); B22F 10/30 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 10/28 (2021.01); G01N 23/2252 (2013.01); B22F 10/30 (2021.01); G01N 2223/102 (2013.01); G01N 2223/313 (2013.01); G01N 2223/317 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of a shutter assembly is described that comprises a support structure with a number of stations and operatively coupled to a motor configured to translate each of the stations to a position in front of a detector, wherein a first station comprises a first aperture, a first charged particle filter, and a first window; and a second station comprises a second aperture larger than the first aperture, a second charged particle filter, and a second window thinner than the first window.