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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2024
Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Sue Woods, Sutton, MA (US);
Katelyn Benson, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Brandon Fisher, Boston, MA (US);
Nimesh Khadka, Dracut, MA (US);
Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Abstract
A sample clamp as well as systems incorporating the sample clamp with a spectrometer and methods of using these systems are described. The sample clamp includes a first jaw connected to a second jaw by a hinge oriented in the direction of a first axis. The sample claim also includes a substantially cylindrical space oriented longitudinally in the direction of the first axis, defined by a first inner surface of the first jaw and a second inner surface of the second jaw, and configured for clamping a cylindrical object therein. Additionally, the sample clamp includes a conduit oriented in the direction of a second axis and optically connecting the cylindrical space to a first outer surface of the first jaw.