US Patent Issued to RIGAKU on April 21 for "Sample holder" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,580, issued on April 21, was assigned to RIGAKU Corp. (Tokyo).

"Sample holder" was invented by Yohei Oka (Takatsuki, Japan), Koichi Aoyagi (Takatsuki, Japan) and Yasujiro Yamada (Takatsuki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a sample holder which facilitates replacement work of a sample by using a resin member, and that can suppress deterioration of the resin member due to X-rays. The sample holder for X-ray fluorescence analysis includes: a cylindrical member; a saucer; an elastic member; a resin member, which includes a bow part; and a bottom plate. The cylindrical member, the saucer, and the bottom plate are each ma...