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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Leica Mikrosysteme Gmbh, Vienna, AT;
Heinz Plank, Wiener Neudorf, AT;
Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
A sample transfer device () for receiving a sample inside the sample transfer device () and for transferring the sample to a processing or analysing unit includes a connection opening () defining a transfer path () along which the sample is to be transferred from a loading position () of the sample inside the sample transfer device () through the connection opening (), a shutter () configured to block the connection opening () or to unblock the connection opening (), and a shielding member () configured to be arranged between the connection opening () and the loading position () to protect the sample from an incoming gas stream when the shutter () unblocks the connection opening ().