ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,054, issued on June 30, was assigned to IMS Nanofabrication GmbH (Brunn am Gebirge, Austria).
"Adjustable permanent magnetic lens having shunting device" was invented by Dietmar Puchberger (Vienna), Johannes Leitner (Vienna), Patrick Mayrhofer (Vienna), Christoph Spengler (Vienna) and Elmar Platzgummer (Vienna).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fine-adjustable charged particle lens comprises a magnetic circuit assembly including permanent magnets, a yoke body, and a shunting device comprising a shunting component, and this assembly surrounds a beam passage extending along the longitudinal axis (cx). The shunting device is placed in the...