Method of, and an apparatus for, rinsing materialographic samples

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PATENT NO 11998956
APP PUB NO 20200188967A1
SERIAL NO

16798792

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The present invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for rinsing materialographic samples. The apparatus includes a sample holder configured to receive materialographic samples, a rotation head configured to rotate the sample holder and a vessel configured to receive the sample holder and a rinsing liquid. The apparatus also includes means for filling and emptying the vessel with rinsing liquid, means for applying ultrasound to the rinsing liquid and a control means. The control means is configured to control at least one of filling of the vessel with a rinsing liquid by injecting rinsing liquid through an inlet provided in the vessel to submerge the materialographic samples in the rinsing liquid, subjecting the rinsing liquid and the materialographic samples to ultrasound, or rotating the sample holder including the materialographic samples relative to the vessel.

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STRUERS LLC251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVE WILMINGTON DE 19808

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Matschofsky, Thomas Albertslund, DK 2 0
Oppelstrup, Palle Ballerup, DK 2 0

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