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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Thermo Finnigan Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
George B. Guckenberger, Austin, TX (US);
Adam D. Bryant, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Thermo Finnigan LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/18 (2013.01); G01N 2030/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ferrule includes a deformable portion and a rigid sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the deformable portion. The deformable portion includes between about 5% and about 50% graphite. The deformable portion further includes between about 50% and about 95% polyimide. The rigid sleeve can include a metal, such as stainless steel.