ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,268, issued on April 21, was assigned to MiTeGen LLC (Ilthaca, N.Y.).
"Sample supports for cryo-electron microscopy" was invented by Robert Thorne (Ithaca, N.Y.), Tyler Engstrom (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Richard Jayne (Lansing, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Presented are sample-supporting foils and grids for cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) systems, methods for making/using disclosed cryo-EM foils, grids, devices, and/or systems, and cryo-EM systems equipped with disclosed foils, grids, and/or devices. A sample-support grid assembly may include a grid body with opposing first and second grid surfaces and multiple grid holes extendi...