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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barrie G Lowe, High Wycombe, GB;
Stuart G Tyrrell, High Wycombe, GB;
Assignee:
Link Analytical Limited, High Wycombe, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250397 ; 25037015 ; 357 83 ; 62 511 ; 62 555 ;
Abstract
A technique for conditioning X-ray detectors which are introduced into electron microscopes and maintained at an operating temperature substantially below ambient is disclosed. Localized heating is applied to the detector by, for example, electrical resistance heating, whereby the detector is conditioned for about an hour without the heat sink being removed.