Patent ID: 11908655
Assignee: GATAN, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A method for mounting, at cryogenic temperature, a specimen into a cryotransfer holder comprising:
placing a cryotransfer holder comprising a sample holding platform and a center axis into a workstation comprising a receiving fixture configured to receive said cryotransfer holder,
wherein said receiving fixture comprises a stationary sample transfer vessel, and an elongate chamber for receiving a portion of the cryotransfer holder;
extending the sample holding platform into the sample transfer vessel when the cryotransfer holder is mounted in said receiving fixture;
mounting the specimen into the sample holding platform once the sample holding platform is inside the sample transfer vessel;
rotating the cryotransfer holder about a center axis to remove the specimen.