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US 1,142,570 · App. 29/982,385 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Autogrid ring for a charged particle microscope

Inventors: Michael Philip Godfrin (Narragansett, RI); Michael Asher Franzblau (Scituate, RI)
Assignee: NanoSoft, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,142,570
App. No.
29/982,385
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an autogrid ring for a charged particle microscope as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2025
From: GODFRIN, PHD, MICHAEL PHILIP; FRANZBLAU, MICHAEL ASHER
To: NANOSOFT, LLC
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