Patents Assigned to Whitman College
  • System to control the local humidity of a sample during manipulation under a microscope and subsequent transfer to an analytical instrument
    Patent number: 9789486
    Abstract: An adaptor to help control local humidity of a sample includes a delivery port having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side. The first side includes an opening that is to be connected to a fluid source. The second side includes a sidewall. A platform extends from the sidewall. A vial holder is connected to the sidewall. A portion of the sidewall is absent above the platform to allow manipulation of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Whitman College
    Inventors: Douglas H Juers, Christopher A Farley