Patents by Inventor Saskia MIMIETZ-OECKLER

Saskia MIMIETZ-OECKLER 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).

  • Holding apparatus for sample carriers, and method for introducing and withdrawing a sample carrier
    Patent number: 11311886
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding apparatus (100) for sample carriers (200) for use in cryomicroscopy, encompassing: a body having at least one sample carrier receptacle that comprises at least one sample carrier support surface against which at least one sample carrier (200) is abuttable; at least one first sample carrier holding means (121); and at least one second sample carrier holding means (131) that is configured to impinge upon the sample carrier (200) with force against the first sample carrier holding means (121); and to an arrangement having a manipulation container and such a holding apparatus (100), and to methods for introducing and withdrawing a sample carrier (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Lihl, Leander Gaechter, Saskia Mimietz-Oeckler
  • HOLDING APPARATUS FOR SAMPLE CARRIERS, AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING AND WITHDRAWING A SAMPLE CARRIER
    Publication number: 20180290144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding apparatus (100) for sample carriers (200) for use in cryomicroscopy, encompassing: a body having at least one sample carrier receptacle that comprises at least one sample carrier support surface against which at least one sample carrier (200) is abuttable; at least one first sample carrier holding means (121); and at least one second sample carrier holding means (131) that is configured to impinge upon the sample carrier (200) with force against the first sample carrier holding means (121); and to an arrangement having a manipulation container and such a holding apparatus (100), and to methods for introducing and withdrawing a sample carrier (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Reinhard LIHL, Leander GAECHTER, Saskia MIMIETZ-OECKLER