US Patent Issued to Scienta Omicron on Jan. 20 for "Angle-resolving photoelectron spectrometer and method" (Swedish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,664, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Scienta Omicron AB (Uppsala, Sweden).

"Angle-resolving photoelectron spectrometer and method" was invented by Mikael Olofsson (Uppsala, Sweden) and Patrik Karlsson (Uppsala, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is an angle-resolving photoelectron spectrometer comprising an electrostatic lens system having a first end and a second end, and arranged to form a beam of electrons emitted from a measurement area on a sample surface, and to transport the electrons to the second end, wherein the first lens element is configured to be arranged at a positive voltage in relation to the sample. ...