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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Fei Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ivanka Spee, Eindhoven, NL;
Jeroen Bresser, Eindhoven, NL;
Adrian Koh, Eindhoven, NL;
Maarten Kuijper, Eindhoven, NL;
Mathijs Petrus Wilhelmus Van Den Boogaard, Eindhoven, NL;
FEI Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes a blotting material comprising a profiled region that has a portion configured to protrude at least partially into a space created within a boundary formed by the rim of a holder for a sample grid. Also described are methods for making such profiles and components used to make said profiles. There are also provided methods for removing excess liquid from a sample grid by bringing the profiled blotting material into association with the sample grid past the sample grid holder. Systems comprises means to hold a sample grid holder, means to hold the blotting paper, and means to bring the two together are also described.