ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,507, issued on July 21, was assigned to SHIMADZU Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Holder, analysis apparatus including the same, and battery analysis method" was invented by Takashi Omori (Kyoto, Japan) and Kenji Sato (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder holds a battery which is subjected to X-ray analysis. The battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. A sample chamber for disposing the battery therein is formed inside the holder. The holder includes a body, a beryllium plate, a first resin member, a conductive member, a positive electrode terminal, and a negative electrode terminal. An upper surface of t...