Patents Assigned to Ascend Instruments, LLC
  • End effector for supporting a microsample
    Patent number: 6995380
    Abstract: An end effector for supporting a microsample during instrumental analysis, including a generally planar body and a cantilever tip configured to be associated with the microsample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Ascend Instruments, LLC
    Inventor: Jørgen Rasmussen
  • Sample manipulation system
    Patent number: 6927400
    Abstract: A sample manipulator that includes a shaft, a proximal end, a distal end that includes a sample holder and a support arm having both a retracted position and a deployed position. The support arm is configured to support a sample associated with the sample holder when the support arm is in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Ascend Instruments, LLC
    Inventor: Jørgen Rasmussen