Patents by Inventor Franciscus J. T. Nijpels

Franciscus J. T. Nijpels 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).

  • Device for preparing specimens for a cryo-electron microscope
    Patent number: 7413872
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preparing specimens for a cryo-electron microscope, comprising an environmental chamber, a holder for a sample or a carrier, and at least one blotting element to which a medium for absorbing liquid is or can be attached, both disposed in the environmental chamber, and a cooling medium for cooling down said sample. The said blotting element can be moved towards the sample or carrier in a controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Universiteit Maastricht
    Inventors: Peter M. Frederik, Paul H. H. Bomans, Paul F. J. Laeven, Franciscus J. T. Nijpels
  • Device for preparing specimens for a cryo- electron microscope
    Publication number: 20040157284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preparing specimens for a cryo-electron microscope, comprising an environmental chamber, a holder for a sample or a carrier, and at least one blotting element to which a medium for absorbing liquid is or can be attached, both disposed in the environmental chamber, and a cooling medium for cooling down said sample. The said blotting element can be moved towards the sample or carrier in a controlled manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Peter M Frederik, Paul H H Bomans, Paul F J Laeven, Franciscus J T Nijpels