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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:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Paul L. St. Cyr, Shelton, CT (US);
Michael L. Delvecchio, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Paul L. St. Cyr, Shelton, CT (US);
Michael L. DelVecchio, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2013.01); H01J 49/0409 (2013.01);
Abstract
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to sample platforms that are configured to permit electrical coupling between a sample support and electrical ground. In some examples, a sample platform configured to receive a sample support effective to retain a sample for direct sample analysis and comprising an aperture for receiving at least one electrical coupler configured to engage the sample support and provide electrical coupling between the sample support and ground is described.