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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2014
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Shane Hilliard, Bozeman, MT (US);
Ciaran J O'Connor, Bozeman, MT (US);
Jay Wilkins, Belgrade, MT (US);
Erik Larsen, Bozeman, MT (US);
Leif Summerfield, Bozeman, MT (US);
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A sample chamber is configured to accommodate a target such that a portion of the target is removable as a sample. A carrier gas injection system is configured to introduce a carrier gas into the sample region from a first position and a second position within the sample chamber such that at least a portion of the sample is entrainable by the carrier gas within the sample region. A portion of the sample region is located between the first position and the second position. A sample transport conduit is configured to transport at least a portion of the sample entrained by the carrier gas to a location outside the sample chamber.