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Fixation device for a sample case for an electron microscope

Granted 22 May 2012 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.

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Inventors: Yasuhira Nagakubo, Katsuji Itou, Hideki Hirota, Takayuki Asakawa +1 · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/384,357
filed 31 Jan 2011
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US D660335
granted 22 May 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top and right…

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a fixation device for a sample case for an electron microscope showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof.

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