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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Spex Sample Prep Llc, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Marc Boivin, Wendake, CA;
Pierre-Emmanuel LeMay, Quebec, CA;
Alain Chantal, St-nicolas, CA;
Antoine Fiala, St-Romuald, CA;
Marco Bernier, Rivière-du-Loup, CA;
Assignee:
SPEX Sample Prep, LLC, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/10 (2006.01); H05B 3/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heating element includes a filament that conducts electricity. In some embodiments, the filament is encapsulated in a silicon nitride cover. The heating element provides a heating zone located relatively closer to the tip of the heating element and relatively further from a connection where electrical leads connect to the filament.