Patents by Inventor Richard John Mitro

Richard John Mitro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Double tilt and rotate specimen holder for a transmission electron microscope
    Patent number: 6388262
    Abstract: A side-entry specimen holder for transmission electron microscopy is provided. The specimen holder is capable of rotating a specimen and tilting it in two axes. The specimen, when mounted in the holder, can be tilted in the plus/minus direction of the X-axis, the plus/minus direction of the Y-axis, and simultaneously have the ability of 360° rotation in the axis of the electron beam to permit alignment of microstructural features of the specimen for optimal viewing and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Gatan, Inc.
    Inventors: Reza Alani, Barbara Louise Armbruster, Richard John Mitro, Leszek Malaszewski, Robert Michael Kozar, Ronald Zolkowski, Shigeru Suzuki