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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2021
Leica Mikrosysteme Gmbh, Vienna, AT;
Robert Kirmse, Vienna, AT;
Robert Lange, Vienna, AT;
Peer Oliver Kellermann, Vienna, AT;
Robert Ranner, Vienna, AT;
Mario Noessing, Vienna, AT;
LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
A method for generating a series of ultra-thin sections of a microscopic sample is provided. The method includes detaching the sections from the sample using an ultramicrotome. The sections detached from the sample are made to float on a liquid surface and thereafter are transferred onto a solid carrier element. The method also includes determining, for at least one of the sections detached from the sample, a position and an orientation on the solid carrier element by monitoring the placement of the sections onto the solid carrier element using a monitoring system comprising a camera, and obtaining monitoring data.