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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:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher O. Griffiths, Beaverton, OR (US);
Andrew H. Breninger, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hinds Instruments, Inc., Hillboro, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 ;
Abstract
A holder for optical elements, or samples, in an optical setup. The holder is readily adjustments to accommodate samples of various sizes, such as cylindrical shaped samples of various diameters. The holder provides stable support for the sample, irrespective of the size of the sample and maximizes the area of the sample through which a light beam may pass as part of the analysis of the optical properties of the sample.