Patents Assigned to NANOSOFT, LLC.
  • Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy sample preparation
    Patent number: 11703429
    Abstract: A method includes introducing a fluidic sample into the void volume and onto the surface of a porous material, bringing the porous material into contact with a hydrophilic substrate compatible with a cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscope, separating the porous material from the substrate, and transferring a portion of the sample from the porous material to the substrate between their contact and separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NanoSoft, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Godfrin, Michael Franzblau
  • Thermally protective narrow reverse action tweezers
    Patent number: 11253976
    Abstract: A system includes thermally protective, narrow reverse-action tweezers with a self-aligning clamp for frictionless positioning with secure connection to a sample preparation system plunger for cryogenic transmission electron microscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NANOSOFT, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael Philip Godfrin, Michael Asher Franzblau
  • Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy sample preparation
    Patent number: 11035766
    Abstract: A method includes introducing a fluidic sample into a void volume of a porous material, bringing the porous material into contact with a hydrophilic substrate compatible with a cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscope, separating the porous material from the substrate, and transferring a portion of the sample from the porous material to the substrate between their contact and separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NANOSOFT, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael Godfrin, Michael Franzblau
  • Grid box for high-capacity storage
    Patent number: D977670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NanoSoft, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Godfrin
  • Grid box to store multiple sample types for cryogenic electron microscopy
    Patent number: D980452
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NanoSoft, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Philip Godfrin, Michael Franzblau