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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
Hysitron, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Yunje Oh, Medina, MN (US);
Syed Amanulla Syed Asif, Bloomington, MN (US);
Edward Cyrankowski, Woodbury, MN (US);
Oden Lee Warren, New Brighton, MN (US);
Hysitron, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A sub-micron scale property testing apparatus including a test subject holder and heating assembly. The assembly includes a holder base configured to couple with a sub-micron mechanical testing instrument and electro-mechanical transducer assembly. The assembly further includes a test subject stage coupled with the holder base. The test subject stage is thermally isolated from the holder base. The test subject stage includes a stage subject surface configured to receive a test subject, and a stage plate bracing the stage subject surface. The stage plate is under the stage subject surface. The test subject stage further includes a heating element adjacent to the stage subject surface, the heating element is configured to generate heat at the stage subject surface.