Patent ID: 11885952
Assignee: ESSENLIX CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC G

Claim 29:
30. The system of claim 14, wherein the sample holder comprises: a first plate, a second plate, and spacers, wherein:
(i) the plates are movable relative to each other into different configurations;
(ii) one or both plates are flexible;
(iii) each of the plates has, on its respective inner surface, a sample contact area for contacting a deformable sample;
(iv) one or both of the plates comprise the spacers that are fixed with a respective plate;
(v) the spacers have a predetermined substantially uniform height and a predetermined inter-spacer-distance; and
(vi) at least one of the spacers is inside the sample contact area;
wherein in an open configuration the two plates are separated apart, the spacing between the plates is not regulated by the spacers, and the sample is deposited on one or both of the plates; and
wherein in a closed configuration, configured after the sample deposition in the open configuration, at least part of the sample is compressed by the two plates into a layer of uniform thickness, and the uniform thickness of the layer is confined by the inner surfaces of the two plates and is regulated by the plates and the spacers.