ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,060, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to IMS Nanofabrication GmbH (Brunn am Gebirge, Austria).
"Electromagnetic lens" was invented by Christoph Spengler (Vienna), Dietmar Puchberger (Vienna), Johannes Leitner (Vienna), Theodor Adaktylos (Vienna) and Stefan Eder-Kapl (Vienna).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fine-adjustable electromagnetic lens for a charged-particle optical apparatus comprises a magnetic circuit assembly including one or more ring magnets, and a sleeve insert of generally rotational symmetry around a longitudinal axis. The sleeve insert surrounds a passage opening extending along the longitudinal axis, and comprises se...